Four servicemen killed in shooting incident
Three Azerbaijani army sergeants and one soldier
died, while another soldier was wounded, after a serviceman opened
fire during military exercises at a shooting range in the Shamkir
district on Saturday.
Eldar Sabiroghlu, the Defense Ministry spokesman, told Radio Liberty that a criminal case has been launched and 20-year-old junior sergeant, Orkhan Safarov, who has been charged with the shooting, is under arrest. Investigators are working to ascertain the motive underlying the incident.
The local ANS TV channel quoted Safarov as saying, in his preliminary testimony, that the servicemen who were killed had abused him.
Eldar Sabiroghlu, the Defense Ministry spokesman, told Radio Liberty that a criminal case has been launched and 20-year-old junior sergeant, Orkhan Safarov, who has been charged with the shooting, is under arrest. Investigators are working to ascertain the motive underlying the incident.
The local ANS TV channel quoted Safarov as saying, in his preliminary testimony, that the servicemen who were killed had abused him.
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