Azerbaijan, Barda, Feb. 28 / Trend , corr. Sh.Jafaroglu /
Azerbaijan State Commission on Hostages, POWs and Missing People confirmed the fact that three Armenian servicemen were taken prisoner in Azerbaijan
Shahin Sayilov, Secretary of the Commission, did not provide information on how the incident took place.
Last night at 1-2 p.m., the Armenian military people came near the house of Zumrud Aliyeva, internally displaced person from Azerbaijan's city of Knojali, who inhabited in Evciduzu village of Agdam district, and wanted bread, speaking in Russian, Trend regional correspondent reported.
Aliyeva heard them speaking in Armenian amongst themselves and informed the soldiers of the near military unit.
Later Azerbaijani military men detained Armenian soldiers.
Armenian military men said though they turned to the heath care post, they were denied treatment and they were tortured. They decided to cross the border to the Azerbaijani side.
One of them was from Yerevan. He was mercenary.
International Red Cross Committee press service said they do not have information as today is day off.
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