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By Aisha Jabbarova

One Azerbaijani civilian was killed and another was injured in a mine blast in the recently-liberated Fuzuli region on July 8, the country’s Interior Ministry reported.

Both civilians - Nuru Nuriyev and Elnur Hashimov who are residents of Fuzuli region, illegally entered the territory of the Ashaghy Abdurahmanly village in the region, passing by the checkpoints and received serious injuries as a result of a mine explosion.

Nuru Nuriyev lost his live during the blast, while Elnur Hashimov lost both legs, the ministry said.

The ministry said that despite repeated warnings, residents are still trying to illegally enter the liberated territories.

Over 140 Azerbaijanis have been killed or injured in explosion of mines planted by Armenians in Azerbaijan’s formerly-occupied regions since the end of war in autumn 2020 that saw Azerbaijan liberate most of its territories in and around Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Azerbaijan has warned its citizens against travelling to formerly-occupied territories without permission, citing land mine threats. It should be noted that Nuru Nuriyev was detained back in February for attempting to visit these territories.

On June 12, Armenia submitted to Azerbaijan mine maps for Aghdam and on July 3 mine maps for Fuzuli and Zangilan. The mine maps show that Armenian planted 97,000 mines in Aghdam and 92,000 mines in Fuzuli and Zangilan.

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