Shootout on the Azerbaijan-Iran border

An Azerbaijani border guard opened fire on an individual who illegally crossed from Iran into Azerbaijan and offered armed resistance, the Azerbaijani State Border Service reported.

According to the statement, a border patrol operating within the area of responsibility of the Goytepe Border Detachment spotted individuals attempting to cross the state border from the Islamic Republic of Iran into Azerbaijan.

The border guards ordered them to stop and fired warning shots into the air. However, one of the individuals disobeyed the orders, offered armed resistance, and opened fire.

In an attempt to detain the individual, who had ignored the border guards' commands, the officers used firearms, resulting in the individual being neutralized.

The Iranian side was notified of the incident through the respective border representative offices.

A criminal case has been initiated.