Resident of Azerbaijan’s Terter district injured in landmine explosion

On November 3 at around 01:00, the District Prosecutor's Office received information about a mine explosion in the territory of Borsunlu village of Terter district.

The Terter district prosecutor's office told Caliber.Az that as a result of the incident Ali Agalarov, born in 1999, underwent a traumatic amputation of his right foot. Currently, his condition is assessed as medium severity, treatment continues in the hospital.

Employees of the prosecutor's office inspected the scene of the incident and carried out other necessary procedural actions.

An investigation is being conducted by the Terter district prosecutor's office.

Armenia planted land mines in Azerbaijani territory, not only during the 30-year-long occupation but also just days before leaving the Azerbaijani lands, as envisaged in the trilateral declaration to cause human casualties.

Civilians and military personnel are frequently maimed or killed as a result of mine explosions in Azerbaijan's liberated regions.

Despite extensive efforts, demining operations faced many challenges due to Armenia’s refusal to hand over maps displaying the locations of the landmines.

ANAMA reported that the maps provided by Armenia were just 2 per cent effective in mine action. According to the Azerbaijani government data, international experts estimate that Azerbaijan needs nearly 30 years and $25 billion to solve issues related to demining.

Earlier, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev said that 334 Azerbaijani citizens suffered in mine explosions from November 10, 2020, through October 26, 2023.

“Some 65 out of 334 people were killed while 269 were wounded. Some 50 of those killed were civilians, 15 - servicemen. Among the wounded are 105 civilians and 164 servicemen,” Hajiyev wrote on X.

He noted that 3,413 people became landmine victims from 1991 up till now, 357 of them were children and adolescents while 38 - were women.