BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12. A mine incident occurred in the Khojavend district of Azerbaijan, the press services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General's Office and the Mine Action Agency of Azerbaijan said in a joint statement, Trend reports.
According to the information, the incident occurred on March 12 in the village of Ashagi Veysalli in the Khojavend region, liberated from occupation.
"A resident of the Agdam district, Ramiz Mashallah oglu Hajiyev, born in 1968, was killed by an anti-tank mine explosion while grazing livestock in an uncleared section of the former contact line. The district prosecutor's office is investigating the incident.
The Mine Action Agency, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan once again call on citizens to observe safety rules, pay attention to mine hazard signs, avoid entering unfamiliar places and avoid being in areas where fencing is being installed," the statement says.
20:48 (GMT+4) In the Fuzuli district, a 52-year-old man tragically lost his life after tripping on a mine, Trend's Karabakh bureau reports.
The incident occurred in the Ashaghi Veysalli village of the district.
Ramiz Hajiyev, a resident of the Aghdam district who worked as a shepherd in Fuzuli, fell on a mine while riding a horse.
As a result of the explosion, Hajiyev died.
An investigation into the incident is underway.
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