Armenian sapper wounded in Syria to be transported to Armenia
The Armenian sapper who was injured in a landmine explosion on Thursday
got his foot amputated, Nazeli Elbakyan, the press officer of the Humanitarian Demining and Expertise Center NSTO told Panorama.am. The sapper will be transferred to Armenia, she added.
As reported earlier, the de-miner who dispatched to Syria as part of the Armenian humanitarian mission, suffered injuries in the right foot after a booby trap landmine with a plastic back exploded while he was carrying out his duties.
He was immediately hospitalized and underwent a surgery. The sapper has no life-threatening complications. The de-mining activities of the Armenian mission continue.