Two soldiers killed in accidental blast at Azerbaijan military base - RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two soldiers were killed and one was injured after a tank shell exploded at a military base in Azerbaijan on Saturday, Russian news agency RIA cited the Azeri ministry of defence as saying in a statement.

"An accident occurred on one of the military bases on the morning of July 6. As a result of the explosion of a tank shell, two soldiers were killed," the ministry was cited as saying.

(Reporting by Polina Devitt; Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Toby Chopra)