Mine event in Fuzuli province, Ashagi Seyidahmedli area, Azerbaijan on Sat 28th November 2020

Armenian land mine kills 4 Azerbaijani civilians in newly liberated Fuzuli Four Azerbaijani civilians died Saturday after their car hit a land mine planted by retreating Armenian soldiers in a newly liberated area of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan's prosecutor general said. The explosion occurred when a vehicle carrying the civilians came in contact with the land mine in the village of Ashagi Seyidahmedli of Fuzuli province, a statement said. "The mine was planted by the Armenian armed forces during their retreat," the statement said, adding that it was an anti-tank mine. The statement called the incident a "new type of provocation" from Armenia. Authorities also asked the public not to enter the liberated areas without a special permit. The blast underlines the dangers Azerbaijanis face in trying to resettle the territories.