Foreign nationals attempting to cross the state border detained

INCIDENT16.10.2026
Foreign nationals attempting to cross the state border detained

Foreign nationals attempting to cross the state border have been detained.

According to information provided to elchi from the Press Center of the State Border Service, as a result of operational-troop measures carried out in the service area of the “Zaqatala” border detachment of the Border Troops, 1 citizen of Palestine was detained while attempting to cross the state border from Georgia to the Republic of Azerbaijan, and in the service area of the “Shamkir” border detachment, 3 citizens of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and 2 citizens of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria were detained while attempting to cross the state border from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Georgia.

Operational-investigative measures are underway regarding the facts.