Landmines kill civilian in Aghdam, two more people injured

An Azerbaijani civilian was killed by a landmine in the village of Shahbulag, in Azerbaijan's liberated Aghdam district, Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry and General Prosecutor's Office said in a joint statement.

According to the statement, a serviceman of a military unit of the Defense Ministry, as well as residents of the district Toghrul Ahmadov and Elchin Mammadov, being on the territory of the village hit an anti-personnel mine. As a result, Mammadov died, while the serviceman and Ahmadov were seriously injured.

The employees of the prosecutor's office and the police examined the place of the incident, appointed forensic medical examinations, and carried out other necessary procedural actions.

Due to the incident, a criminal case was initiated and the investigation was entrusted to the respective department of the General Prosecutor's Office.