Official information released on operation in Zagatala, 6 detained - LIST - UPDATED

Official information released on operation in Zagatala, 6 detained - LIST - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED
# 03 May 2016 11:49 (UTC +04:00)

The Interior Ministry, State Security Service and Prosecutor General's Office said in a joint statement that the officers of the above-mentioned structures have detained Zagatala residents Elshad Musayev, Abakar Gaziyev, Islam Aghalarov, Vugar Jabrayilov, Bashir Hamzayev and Vagif Padarov spreading the tendencies of religious intolerance and factionalism, striving to attract citizens by means of threat and other violent methods, conducting subversive acts among the people in the district.

During the inspection of them and their homes, 2 submachine guns, 2 pistols, 13 hand grenades, 310 cartridges of various calibers, 5 TNT blocks and also banned religious books were seized from them.

A criminal case was launched on the fact under the Criminal Code, investigation is underway.

Urgent investigation and search operations are underway to expose criminal connections of the organized group identify and detain other members of the group.

11:22 (UTC+04:00)

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov – APA. Four persons have been detained in a special operation conducted by Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry in the country’s Zagatala district.

APA has learned that the detainees are the district residents – Vagif Padarov, Vugar, Abdurrahman and Islam, who are believed to be members of the religious sect Wahhabi.

Weapons and ammunition were seized from their homes during the inspection.

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11:05 (UTC+04:00)

Baku. Vugar Heydarov – APA. Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry is conducting a special operation in the country’s Zagatala district to investigate the reasons of the explosion that took place in the office of district police officer Rovshan Baliyev (born in 1971).

Several persons have already been detained. Among those are the persons who are believed to be members of the religious sect Wahhabi, APA has learned.

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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED