Mass grave found in Azerbaijan's Khojavand

Headlines 17:08 24 Feb, 2022

A mass grave has been found in Khojavand's Edilli village of Azerbaijan

Mass grave found in Azerbaijan's Khojavand

A mass grave has been found in Khojavand's Edilli village of Azerbaijan, Qazet.az reports.

It is said that graves in the cemetery belong to those held hostage by Armenians in that village during the First Karabakh War.

The mass grave has been identified on the basis of testimonies and materials collected by the Working Group of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons.

Member of the Working Group of the State Commission Zaur Ismayilov told Qazet.az that there is a probability of having remains of 15-20 people in the grave that were found on the basis of testimonies of witnesses.