Iran sends note of protest to Azerbaijan
21 Oktyabr 2011 13:15 (UTC+04:00)
A note of protest concerning the armed incident on
Azerbaijan-Iran borders was submitted to the ambassador. Akhundov
expressed regret for the incident and said he would deliver the note to
the government of Azerbaijan.
The violation of the border was observed on Azerbaijan-Iran border near
Aranli village of Bilasuvar region at 14.00 on October 19. Extra
frontier guards were involved to prevent the violation of border, search
was organized. The trespasser dressed as a serviceman moving towards
the territory of Azerbaijan was seen 1200 far from the state border,
despite the warning and refusing to obey the law he attacked the
frontier guards. The frontier guard opened fire, the trespasser was
wounded, he was given first medical aid and taken hospital. The
trespasser died in hospital.
The Iranian side was immediately informed about the incident.