Suspected terror plotters nabbed in Azerbaijan
A radical religious group suspected of plotting terror acts in
Azerbaijan has been detained, law enforcement agencies said.
Eight people, including those who hail from the Russian republics of Chechnya and Daghestan, were initially nabbed in an operation conducted by the National Security Ministry officers.
One more member of the group, was detained Tuesday in the northwestern Balakan district while attempting to smuggle weapons into the country from neighboring Georgia. Considerable amounts of arms and drugs were impounded from the outlaw.
According to preliminary conclusions, the criminal group had managed to smuggle large quantities of weapons into Azerbaijan, particularly from Georgia, and intended to use them for staging mass terror acts in Baku.
The National Security Ministry was not available for comment.*
Eight people, including those who hail from the Russian republics of Chechnya and Daghestan, were initially nabbed in an operation conducted by the National Security Ministry officers.
One more member of the group, was detained Tuesday in the northwestern Balakan district while attempting to smuggle weapons into the country from neighboring Georgia. Considerable amounts of arms and drugs were impounded from the outlaw.
According to preliminary conclusions, the criminal group had managed to smuggle large quantities of weapons into Azerbaijan, particularly from Georgia, and intended to use them for staging mass terror acts in Baku.
The National Security Ministry was not available for comment.*
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