August 8, 2012 - 16:33 AMT
Another soldier dies in Azerbaijani armed forces

Another death was recorded in Azerbaijani armed forces.

Soldier of Azeri National Army, Agakarimli Murad Gurban (born in 1994), died as a “result of careless handling of his service weapon”.

Investigation is underway, ANN.Az reported.

On August 3, a soldier of Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s “N” military unit in Nakhchivan committed suicide.

The serviceman Ismayil Rafig Ibayev (born in 1993) shot himself in the head from a duty weapon, Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) reported, citing Defense Ministry. Investigation is underway.

On August 1, soldier Mehdi Bahadir Sultanov “died as a result of fire opened from his service submachine gun”.

Serviceman of Azerbaijani armed forces Abbasov Orkhan Gahraman (born in 1992) died as a result of co-serviceman’s careless handling of weapon on July 30.

The fact was confirmed by Azeri Defense Ministry spokesman Major Teymur Abdullayev.