Criminal case launched on terrorist act committed against Azerbaijani Internal Ministry’s employees
Baku, September 19, AZERTAC
On September 19, at about 04:30, a KamAZ vehicle carrying the employees of Azerbaijan’s Internal Affairs Ministry on the 58th kilometer of the Ahmadbayli-Fuzuli-Shusha road along the territory of the Khojavend region, was blown up by a mine laid by an Armenian sabotage group operating in the peacekeepers’ temporary deployment zone. The incident occurred in a newly built tunnel in the village of Taghaverd, Khojavend district.
The vehicle was heading to the place of incident on the 58th kilometer of the Ahmadbayli-Fuzuli-Shusha road passing through the Khojavend district, where employees of the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads were killed.
As a result of another terrorist act, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Jamalzade Asim Knyaz, born on February 5, 1994, Shirinov Ramil Arif, born on July 8, 1987, Mahmudov Seymur Elsever, born on July 12, 1991 and Zamanov Khazar Azer, born on July 21, 1998 died at the scene, said a joint statement of the Prosecutor General 's Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Security Service.
The criminal case has been launched and additional information will be provided.
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