Azerbaijan launches investigation into mine blast injuring civilian in Tartar

The Tartar District Prosecutor's Office received information about an explosion in the territory of Chayli village on May 27.

During the preliminary investigation, it was established that Mahsin Hasan oglu Asgarov, born in 1986, who had been carrying out construction work in the area, was injured following the explosion of the ammunition, Caliber.Az reports, citing Tartar District Prosecutor's Office.

The Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) told APA that the explosion occurred as a result of touching an unknown explosive device by Asgarov that entered the danger zone in the direction of Sugovushan village of Tartar region.

The victim is hospitalized and suffered a traumatic amputation of four fingers on his left hand. His life is out of danger.

The fact is being investigated by the Tartar District Prosecutor's Office.

ANAMA once again urges citizens not to enter dangerous areas and not to touch unfamiliar objects.

In violation of the 1949 Geneva Convention, during the years of occupation and at the moment of withdrawal from Azerbaijani lands in late 2020 and even after the second Karabakh war, Armenia deliberately and constantly planted mines on Azerbaijani territories, thereby being a significant threat to regional peace, security, and cooperation.

Civilians and military personnel are frequently maimed or killed due to mine explosions in Azerbaijan's liberated regions.