BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 2. Several people have been injured following explosion of landmines laid during Armenian occupation in Gizilhajili village of Azerbaijan's Gazakh district, Trend reports via the joint statement of the country's Prosecutor General's Office, State Border Service and Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).
"As a result of the incident, warrant officer from the Border Service Khayal Ahadli, and ANAMA employee Afig Mekhdizade sustained leg injuries from an anti-personnel mine explosion while performing demining duties. The agency employees - Elchin Alakbarov and Yavar Mirzayev received shrapnel injuries. The injured were immediately hospitalized, and their lives are out of danger," the statement said.
The statement highlighted that the Shamkir Military Prosecutor's Office and the Gazakh District Prosecutor's Office, along with the assistance of a forensic prosecutor, are currently conducting an examination of the scene and performing other essential procedural actions.
An investigation into the incident is underway by the prosecutorial authorities, the joint statement added.
To note, Gizilhajili village was returned to Azerbaijan by Armenia on the basis of an agreement on the delimitation of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border reached on April 19, 2024.
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