Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 29 / Trend K. Zarbaliyeva /
A resident of Azerbaijan's Tovuz region who went missing on the Armenian-Azerbaijani contact line has likely been captured by the Armenian side, State Committee for POW, Missing People and Hostage Affairs Secretary Shahin Sayilov told Trend .
"According to unofficial information, Tagiyev Eldar Heydar, a resident of the Alibayli village in the Tovuz region, was captured," Sayilov said.
He said the commission expects Armenia to confirm the information.
A military source told Trend that Alibayli residents appealed to a military unit in the region, saying Tagiyev went missing Monday night. Claims were also made that an Azerbaijani citizen was shot by Armenian military that evening. The incident is under investigation.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has not confirmed the information.