(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. Iranian border guards
shot and killed an Azerbaijani citizen trying to violate the
Azerbaijani-Iranian border, the press center of Azerbaijan State
Border Service told Trend .
Border Guard Command of Iran informed that Azerbaijani citizen
Musayev Mirjavad was killed when he tried to cross the state border
between Iran and Azerbaijan, by Iranian border guards who used
weapons, on May 16, the state service said.
'The Azerbaijani side officially received the body of Mirjavad
Musayev on May 18, with the presence of prosecutor's office's
representative, and gave it to his family,' State Border Service
noted.
The report of service also added that Iran was requested to
investigate the incident and provide information on its result.
Tags:
- Iran
- Azerbaijan
- incident
- State Border Service
- state border
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