Baku, Azerbaijan, May 11. Suspicious movement
of unknown persons was noticed on May 11, at about 04:00, in the
area of responsibility of the “Horadiz” border detachment of the
Border Troops Command of the State Border Service (GPS) of
Azerbaijan, in the direction of the Khudaferin bridge, Trend
reports with reference to the press service of the State Border
Service.
Four people who entered the Khudaferin Bridge from the territory
of Iran crawled to the part of the bridge on the territory of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and began excavation work on the column part
of the bridge.
A border patrol was immediately dispatched to the scene of the
incident, tasked with protecting the state border, and at the same
time the border representative office of the other side was
urgently informed of the incident.
Seeing the approaching border patrol, one of the border
violators threw himself into the Araz River, while three others,
who fled back, were detained on Iranian territory.
With the participation of border guards, an inspection of the
scene of the incident was conducted, during which earthmoving
equipment used on the section of the bridge where excavation work
was being carried out was discovered and confiscated.
According to the information provided by the other side, the
detained persons are Iranian citizens.
A search is currently underway for the person who fell into the
Araz River, with the participation of both parties.
Investigative measures are ongoing regarding this incident.