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115 corpses found in the mass graves in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan

13 March 2023 13:51 (UTC +04:00)

"In general, during the period that passed after the signing of the Tripartite Statement, urgent and necessary works are being carried out for the identification of the remains of 415 persons believed to be by the experts of the relevant state institutions," Ismayil Akhundov, secretary of the State Commission on Prisoners and Missing and Hostage Citizens, Head of the Working Group, said in an interview with APA.

"As I mentioned, 117 of these remains were given by the other side (Armenia). 115 during the excavation and exhumation carried out in the mass graves identified in the territory of Dashalti village of Shusha district, Edilli village of Khojavand district, Yukhari Seyidahmedli village of Fuzuli district, Farrukh and Dashbashi villages of Khojaly district, which were freed from occupation from February 2021 to November 2022. , it was also determined during construction works in the territories of Agdam, Shusha, Kalbajar, Tartar, Fuzuli and Zangilan regions that were freed from occupation. "The remains of 183 bodies belong to those who died during the First Karabakh War and were buried in 21 cemeteries located in 13 cities and regions of the Republic without recognition," Ismayil Akhundov said.