A soldier injured another serviceman in one of the units of the Azerbaijani army because of careless handling of a weapon.

Afgan Rahimov (born in 1989) was wounded as a result of a shot made by Shahlarbek Agalarov (born in 1991), Azerbaijani defense ministry press service reported.

Rahimov is hospitalized, his health conditions are estimated as stable grave. An investigation has been launched, Azerbaijani press reported.