 | Azeri shot dead on Georgian border |
A 17-year-old Azeri-born citizen of Georgia Fuzuli Husseinov was shot dead with sub-machine gun on a new bridge on the Azeri-Georgian border Monday.
The incident broke out during an attempt of a group of Mughanli village residents in Georgia, including the killed man, to smuggle an undeclared consignment across the border.
Following the incident, the villagers set the frontier post ablaze.
According to Georgian sources, investigation is underway. The staff of the border post have been replaced.
Ministry of National Security press spokesman Araz Gurbanov told AssA-Irada Tuesday that the incident had taken place on the Georgian territory and involved a Georgian citizen, therefore, it would be wrong to add political touches to the matter.
On Tuesday, while the incident was being discussed in the Milli Mejlis, MP Mais Safarli suggested that a commission of Azeri and Georgian MPs be set up to look into the reasons for what happened. He said it is not ruled out that either Armenians or Georgian nationalists might be involved in the incident. However, speaker Alasgarov stated that if there was a border regime violation, the frontier guard acted accordingly. He added that such things do happen on the border and should not be viewed as manifestations of nationalism. “Azerbaijan and Georgia maintain friendly relations and they cannot be spoiled. Let this be dealt with by the law-enforcement. Then, if necessary, the Milli Mejlis will say what it thinks”, he said.*
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Issue: March, 6, 2001
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