Machine gun bullet explosion injures two

Sattar Piriyev, 17, and his brother Rahman, 15, received serious injuries after machine-gun bullets exploded on Sunday. The explosion came when the two were pasturing sheep in the area located between Yukhary Giyamaddinli village of Aghjabadi District and Marzili village of Aghdam District.

The brothers’ health condition remains to be complicated though they underwent a surgery immediately after the accident.

Chingiz Hasanov, 69, a resident of Garadaghly village of Terter District died in a landmine explosion that took place on December 30, 2004.

13 people died, while 21 received injuries as a result of explosion of 18 landmines and UXOs in 2004. According to statistics, 56 mines and UXOs have exploded since September 2001, killing 38 and injuring 56 people.