Foreign nationals attempting to illegally cross the state border have been detained, the Press Center of the State Border Service told APA.
As a result of operational and military measures carried out in the service area of the "Lankaran" border detachment of the Border Troops, three citizens of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan were detained while attempting to illegally cross the state border from the Islamic Republic of Iran into the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Operational and investigative measures regarding the incident are ongoing.