Martyred soldier Chingiz Gurbanov laid to rest in hometown

  06 February 2017    Read: 2881
Martyred soldier Chingiz Gurbanov laid to rest in hometown
Azerbaijani soldier Chingiz Gurbanov, who had become a martyr while preventing an Armenian provocation in December last year, was laid to rest in the Alley of Martyrs in his hometown of Gusar on Feb. 6.
The funeral was attended by officials of the Defense Ministry, State Service for Mobilization and Conscription, Gusar district executive authority, MPs, servicemen and representatives of the public, APA’s local bureau reported.

A lot of people participated in the soldier’s funeral. Wreath and carnations were laid at his grave.

Chingiz Gurbanov was killed while preventing the provocation staged by an Armenia reconnaissance-subversive group at the Azerbaijani-Armenian border on December 29, 2016. His body remained on the territory controlled by the opposite side.

The body of soldier Chingiz Gurbanov was transferred to Azerbaijan on 5 February 2017, thanks to the necessary measures taken by relevant state agencies in cooperation with international organizations under the instruction of President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev.

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