BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 23. An explosion has occurred at the plant of the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan in Shirvan, the Shirvan City Prosecutor's Office told Trend.
The Prosecutor's Office is investigating the incident.
Around 15:00 (GMT +4), information was received by the Shirvan City Prosecutor's Office about an explosion at the "Shirvan Plant Araz" enterprise, owned by the Ministry of Defense Industry.
The preliminary investigation found that Elchin Babayev, born in 1992, Ismayil Muradov, born in 2001, and Muhammad Imanov, born in 1999, sustained various injuries.
The prosecutorial authorities are inspecting the scene and carrying out other necessary procedural actions.
It's presumed that the incident occurred in one of the plant's workshops due to the detonation of a 120 mm projectile struck by a hammer.
Additional information will be provided upon availability.