Soldier of State Border Service hit by mine in Zangilan

A soldier of the State Border Service has hit a mine in the Zangilan district, Report informs, citing the press service of the Prosecutor General's office.

An employee of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), Vagif Babayev (born in 1972), who was dispatched to the area for the search of unexploded ordnance, and State Border Service soldier Renat Agababayev, born in 1999, received various bodily injuries as a result of an anti-tank landmine explosion in the region at around 3:00 pm (GMT+4) on November 19.

The prosecutor's office employees inspected the area, appointed a forensic study, and undertook other procedural steps.

The incident is being investigated.