ARMENIA REPORTS ON DETENTION OF AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER – VERSION 2

Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Aug 3 2007

The State Commission, in connection with military captured and missing
persons, has begun investigations regarding the Azerbaijani soldier
who was captured by Armenians on 2 August.

The Armenian media has reported that the Azerbaijani citizen was
detained on 2 August whilst trying to pass to Karabakh territory in
the north-east direction of the Armenia-Azerbaijani border.

He stated his name as Aliyev Anar Marifoglu 28, and is a citizen of
the Azerbaijani Mir-Bashir village.

Currently two other Azerbaijanis have been captured by the Armenians.

Samir Mammadov, a soldier with the Azerbaijani Armed Forces has
been held prisoner for eight months. The other person captured is
a civilian.