UNESCO General Director about death of Azerbaijani journalists

shocked by the tragic death of two Azerbaijani journalists of Siraja Abyshov and Magherram Ibrahimov as a result of a subsidence on Mine in Kelbajar district. This is stated in a statement by the Director General of UNESCO Ode Azul, reports Trend.

In his statement, Azul sharply condemned the death of Azerbaijani journalists, noting that “journalists should be able to engage in their professional activities without risk for their personal security.”

Note that on June 4, at about 11:00, the car with the staff of TV channels and news agencies, sent to the Kelbajar district of Azerbaijan, was exploded on a Anti-Tank Mine in the direction of Susuzlug.

As a result, the operator of the AZTV TV channel Siraj Abyshov was killed, an employee of the information agency Azzerrtage Magherram Ibrahimov, Deputy Representative of the IV Kelbajar region on the village of Susuzlug Arif Aliyev. In addition, four people were injured in varying severity and were hospitalized.