Azerbaijan repatriates Armenian saboteur’s body

The body of the Armenian saboteur, who died in Azerbaijan, has been handed over to his country.

Honoring the norms of international humanitarian law, Azerbaijan handed over the body of 25-year-old member of the Armenian subversive group, Karen Petrosyan Artushevich, who was detained in the country on August 7 and died unexpectedly on August 8, 2014, to his country, the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People told APA. 

The handover conducted by the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People and the Defense Ministry through the International Committee of the Red Cross in Bala Jafarli village of Gazakh region on October 10, 2014 passed without incident.  

On August 7, an Armenian subversive group attempted to cross the line of contact in Tovuz District. As a result of preventive actions against the enemy’s subversive group, 4 members of the group were killed, while another, Karen Petrosyan, 1989, a Chinari villager of Berd region, was captured alive by Azerbaijani soldiers.

 In the morning hours of August 8, Karen Petrosyan died unexpectedly. According to initial estimates, Petrosyan died of a severe cardio-pulmonary and myocardial failure.

Bakudaily.Az