There was a shootout on the border between Azerbaijan and Iran. An armed incident took place on the Azerbaijan-Iran border after an unknown group tried to illegally enter Azerbaijan's territory, Azerbaijan media reported. The border department of the post-Soviet republic reported that a group of unknown persons approached the border section in the area of ​​responsibility of the border department of Guitepa from Iran and tried to cross it by bypassing the established checkpoints. "One of the violators offered armed resistance and opened fire at the border guard. In response, the border guard used weapons, and as a result neutralized the violator," the statement of the border service of Azerbaijan said. After the incident, Baku informed the Iranian side about the incident. Azerbaijan's law enforcement authorities have also opened a criminal case, and the circumstances of the incident are becoming clear. There is still no official assessment of the incident from the Iranian side.

There was a shootout on the border between Azerbaijan and Iran. An armed incident took place on the Azerbaijan-Iran border after an unknown group tried to illegally enter Azerbaijan's territory, Azerbaijan media reported. The border department of the post-Soviet republic reported that a group of unknown persons approached the border section in the area of ​​responsibility of the border department of Guitepa from Iran and tried to cross it by bypassing the established checkpoints. "One of the violators offered armed resistance and opened fire at the border guard. In response, the border guard used weapons, and as a result neutralized the violator," the statement of the border service of Azerbaijan said. After the incident, Baku informed the Iranian side about the incident. Azerbaijan's law enforcement authorities have also opened a criminal case, and the circumstances of the incident are becoming clear. There is still no official assessment of the incident from the Iranian side.