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Identity Established of Azeri Blast Victim in Istanbul: Consul-General

Other News Materials 1 February 2008 12:31 (UTC +04:00)
Identity Established of Azeri Blast Victim in   Istanbul: Consul-General

Azerbaijan, Baku, 1 February / corr. Trend S. Agayeva/ The Consulate-General of Azerbaijan in Istanbul has established the identity of the Azeri man who died as a result of the blast that occurred in Istanbul on 31 January.

"He has been named as Novruz Mammadov. His details will become known in due course," Sayad Salakhanli, the consulate-general of Azerbaijan to Istanbul said in a telephone interview.

The death toll, as result of the blast in a stocking factory where explosives were being produced illegally, has reached 22. The number of those wounded has totalled 117, three of whom are in a serious condition.

The blast was caused by the explosives, the governor of the city said to Turkish journalists.

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