British diplomat stabbed in Baku
An employee of the British embassy in Azerbaijan has been
hospitalized with a knife wound.
James Bernhop was injured after a dispute with a prostitute whom he had met at a night club in Baku. While in a taxi, the two clashed over the price, Interfax news agency reported.
The cab driver said the Britton started to beat the woman while demanding his money back, after which he had to pull the car over and urged them to stop the bickering. He said the man then attempted to hit him but he managed to duck and stabbed the raging foreigner.
Afterwards, the driver and the woman left the site, but only to be arrested by the police. The diplomat's life is not in danger, doctors say.
The law enforcers have launched an investigation into the case.
James Bernhop was injured after a dispute with a prostitute whom he had met at a night club in Baku. While in a taxi, the two clashed over the price, Interfax news agency reported.
The cab driver said the Britton started to beat the woman while demanding his money back, after which he had to pull the car over and urged them to stop the bickering. He said the man then attempted to hit him but he managed to duck and stabbed the raging foreigner.
Afterwards, the driver and the woman left the site, but only to be arrested by the police. The diplomat's life is not in danger, doctors say.
The law enforcers have launched an investigation into the case.
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