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Armenian diversant, captured yesterday by Azerbaijani servicemen, dies

08 August 2014 13:03 (UTC +04:00)

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

In the morning hours of August 8, Karen Petrosyan died unexpectedly. The cause of death is unknown yet.

According to initial estimates, Petrosyan died of a severe cardio-pulmonary and myocardial failure. Experts of the Ganja regional department of the Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medical Examination Center under the Defense Ministry are clarifying the causes of death.

The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Office in Baku has been informed of the fact.