`In years of independence, 99 police officers, military servicemen died in fight against crime`

  02 July 2016    Read: 1059
`In years of independence, 99 police officers, military servicemen died in fight against crime`
In the period of independence, 99 police officers and military personnel were killed and 2,613 wounded in the fight against crime and protection of public order and safety, Minister of Internal Affairs Ramil Usubov said Saturday during an event dedicated to the 98th anniversary of Azerbaijani police, AzVision.az reports citing APA.
He said that the first regular force that fought against the Armenian military aggression in 1988 was militia and Internal Troops units in the years that followed.

1,695 employees and servicemen of the Interior Ministry were killed in these battles, another 1,710 were wounded. For their courage and bravery in the battles, 67 people were given the title of National Hero, and 1143 more were awarded orders and medals.

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