Armenia uses internationally banned chemical weapons: phosphorous shells found in Terter

  11 May 2016    Read: 7048
Armenia uses internationally banned chemical weapons: phosphorous shells found in Terter
The ammunition with chemical compostion (phosphorus incendiary) which is internationally banned to use, was found Askipara village of Azerbaijani Terter region, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) reports in a statement on unexploded ordnances found in Terter, Fuzuli, Agjabedi and Goranboy regions of Azerbaijan on May 10, AzVision.az reports.

According to the report, ANAMA held monitoring in 4 houses, 6 farms and detected 2 unexploded ammunition (1 mortar shell 122 mm, with phosphorus incendiary and 1 mortar shell 152 mm), on May 10.

Generally, the Agency during 07-10 May 2016, has inspected a total of 457 houses, 12 farms and planting areas, 2 military sites, 2 village cemetery, 3 village school, 1 medical station and 1wine factory in Zerdab, Terter, Aghjabadi, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Tovuz, Goranboy, Samukh, Shamkir, Jalilabad, Ujar and Baku districts, detected and neutralized 1419 unexploded ordnances, 11 anti-personnel mines, 2 anti-personnel POMZ-2 and 6 anti-tank mines.

ANAMA is continuing the operations in the frontal villages.

Turkan Mammadli
AzVision.az


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