Museum of Azeri Soviet hero robbed
BAKU – The house-museum of Azerbaijani general Hazi Aslanov, a hero of the Soviet Union, has been robbed in the southern Lankaran district, police officials said.
An unknown individual broke the window of the museum in the early hours on Wednesday and stole a number of exhibits, including a wrist-watch that belonged to Hazi Aslanov.
A 42-year-old Lankaran resident has been detained on charges of the robbery. The suspect testified that he was intoxicated while breaking into the museum. He is also said to be a drug addict.
Some valuable exhibits of the museum were damaged.
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