Armenia: Bodies of Azerbaijan residents handed over under ICRC auspices

2010-04-03 16:30:00

ArmInfo. The bodies of two residents of Azerbaijan have been
repatriated today from Armenia to Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of
Azerbaijan under the auspices of the International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC).

The press service of ICRC reports that the operation took place on the
road between the Armenian town of Eraskhavan and the Azerbaijani town
of Sadarak.

Acting as a neutral intermediary, the ICRC facilitated the
repatriation at the request of all parties and in full cooperation
with them. Since 1992, the organisation has repeatedly helped
authorities arrange the repatriation of human remains. The ICRC will
support any similar operation in the future if the need arises.

To remind, a subversive group of five armed people infiltrated into
the territory of the village of Koty, Tavoush region, Armenia, from
Azerbaijan Mar 3. Upon detecting them the Armenian troops opened
warning fire, which was followed by a skirmish. As a result, the group
was neutralized. One of the men was wounded and captured. He later
died when being taken to the hospital. The rest managed to escape. The
same day 09:00 PM the Armenian troops detected one more group
consisting of three people in black camouflage with tommy-guns.

As a result of a skirmish the group sustained losses: two people were
killed with their bodies left in the neutral zone. So, three Azeri
subversives were killed as a result of the Mar 3 events.