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Azerbaijani citizens killed and injured in Dagestan terrorist attack

20 August 2012 15:21 (UTC +04:00)

Astara. Aghaddin Babayev â€“ APA. Azerbaijani citizens were killed and injured during a bloody terrorist attack in Imam Ali Mosque in Dagestanâ€™s Khasavyurt region, Russia, on August 18. Elmin Elkhan Jafarov, 17, who was killed when unknown persons fired on the people, was buried in his hometown Pensar village of Azerbaijanâ€™s Astara region. His mother Gulara Jafarova told APA that their family has been living in Khasavyurt since 2001 and engaging in small business. Elmin, only son in the family, has been praying since his childhood. â€œThat evening he went to the mosque to pray, after praying they had an Iftar dinner. Two unknown persons entered the mosque and fire on them when they had a dinnerâ€.

Eight injured people were hospitalized and Jafarov died because of heavy blood loss.

Most of the injured people are from the southern regions of Azerbaijan. According to the Khasavyurt prosecutorâ€™s notification given to Jafarovâ€™s mother, the names of victims are as follows:

1. Samadov R. N.
2. Kazimov S. J.
3. Jafarov E. E. â€“ died
4. Tanriverdiyev J. M.
5. Tamirov F. R.
6. Musailov M. A.
7. Jajirov U. V.
8. Abdurrahmanov F. R.