Hand grenade explodes in Azerbaijan’s Khojaly, 17-year-old boy injured

A hand grenade exploded in the village of Khanyurd in the Khojaly district, Azerbaijan, injuring a 17-year-old boy, Report informs.

As indicated in a joint statement by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General's Office and the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), a resident of the village of Jalilli in the Tovuz district, Agshin Mammadov (born in 2008), received an injury to his right hand as a result of the explosion of the detonating mechanism of a hand grenade that he was holding in his hand.

As a result of the incident, three fingers of the injured were amputated. The Khodjaly District Prosecutor's Office has already launched an investigation into the incident.

The state bodies once again call on citizens to strictly observe safety rules, not touch dangerous objects, pay close attention to mine hazard signs and under no circumstances enter unfamiliar areas.