Journalists visit site of mine explosions in Azerbaijan's Kalbajar

  15 December 2022    Read: 579
Journalists visit site of mine explosions in Azerbaijan

The visit of media representatives to the site of recent mine explosions in Azerbaijan's Kalbajar has begun, AzVision.az reports. 

The employees of Azerbaijan's Mine Action Agency accompany the representatives of the media in order to ensure their safety.

On December 14, at around 18:00, the Kalbajar Military Prosecutor's Office received information that eight people hit the landmines in Chiragli village of Kalbajar district, according to the joint statement of the Prosecutor General's Office, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan.

According to preliminary investigations, four employees of the construction company suffered from an anti-personnel landmine blast in Chiragli village of Kalbajar district.

It was determined that four servicemen who were heading to the scene also hit the landmine. Three of them were severely injured, while one soldier died.

The matter is currently under investigation by the Kalbajar Military Prosecutor's Office.


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