Armenia releases Azerbaijani citizen, Baku hands over Armenian soldier's body - UPDATE - VIDEO

Azerbaijan handed over to Armenia the body of Manvel Saribekyan, who earlier committed suicide being in captivity in Azerbaijan, while Armenia released Azerbaijani civilian Eldar Tagiyev from captivity, the Azerbaijani State Commission for POWs, Hostages and Missing Citizens said.

Tagiyev was handed over to Azerbaijan on Nov. 4 at 12:00 a.m. on the frontline between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Ijevan-Gazakh region with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

He was released in accordance with an agreement signed between the Armenian, Azerbaijani and Russian presidents in Astrakhan on Oct. 27.

In early October, Saribekyan was detained by the Azerbaijani armed forces and then hung himself in a detention center using his shirt and a sheet as a rope. The Armenian military attempted a sabotage on Sept. 11 at about 5:00 p.m. on the northwestern part of the frontline. One saboteur -- Manvel Saribekyan -- was detained. Three managed to escape.

During the interrogation, Saribekyan admitted to his involvement in an attempt to commit sabotage in Azerbaijan upon the order of the Armenian secret services.

Tagiyev was shot near the frontline in Alibayli village of Azerbaijan's Tovuz region. He was taken hostage on Dec. 28 last year.


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