[UN Help Armenian POWs] Azerbaijan CAPTURES 6 Armenian POWs inside Armenia!

Azeri troops have captured six Armenian soldiers on Armenia's border, officials say - the latest incident in continuing tensions since war erupted last year.

Both sides confirmed the incident in Kalbajar region, which lies just west of disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenia's defence ministry said the six were doing engineering work. Azerbaijan said they had tried to mine supply routes near Azeri army positions. 

The United States expressed concern about escalating tensions on the border and called for the release of six soldiers.

“We call on both sides to urgently and peacefully resolve this incident,” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

“We also continue to call on Azerbaijan to release immediately all prisoners of war and other detainees, and we remind Azerbaijan of its obligations under international humanitarian law to treat all detainees humanely," said the spokesman of the State Department.