Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend K.Zarbaliyeva / Two soldiers and one officer of the National Army of Azerbaijan, who stepped on a landmine in the Agdam district, near the line of contact of troops on 9 August have had their feet blown off. The Press Secretary of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan, Eldar Sabiroglu, said on 10 August that the victims were hospitalized and their wounds were not life-threatening.
Ceyhun Garayev, who was conscripted into the military service in 2006 by the Military Registration Department of Gabala City and Zaur Mammadov who was drafted to the military service in 2006 by the Military Registration Department of Baku City's Yasamal district both stepped on a land-mine. Colonel-Lieutenant Gulaga Mammadov came to their assistance but also stepped on a landmine causing serious injuries.