Fighting has broken out in the border region between Armenia and Azerbaijan, resulting in several deaths, officials in Yerevan said. Azerbaijani troops fired on positions near the village of Nerkin Hand in southern Armenia on Tuesday morning, killing four Armenian soldiers and injuring another, the Defence Ministry said. Authoritarian-ruled Azerbaijan accused Armenia of staging a “provocation” and spoke of an injured person in its own ranks. The Armenian Foreign Ministry accused Azerbaijan of seeking “pretexts for an escalation on the border.” Details of the clashes remain sketchy. The Caucasu…