Baku/17.05.19/Turan: A fuel truck was fired upon and exploded 16 may at the Sadarak-Dyluchu checkpoint on the border with Turkey.
The incident occurred at noon on the Turkish side, reports BBC Radio.
Local authorities regarded it as a "terrorist attack." One Turkish customs officer was injured.
The Turkish agency Anadolu reported that the fire was opened from the territory of Iran.
A fuel truck transported fuel to Nakhchivan and burned completely, the fate of the driver is not reported.
Official Baku has not yet commented on what happened. -02D-
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