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Azerbaijani citizen murdered in Georgia - UPDATED

Azerbaijani citizen murdered in Georgia - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED

24 March 2015 09:43 (UTC +04:00)

Gazakh. Azer Mammadli – APA. Some details have emerged of the Azerbaijani citizen murdered in Georgia.

Law enforcement authorities told APA’s western bureau that the murdered Gazakh district resident Nariman Mustafayev, 35, was in Georgia to exchange Manat banknotes that he had collected from friends and acquaintances.

On March 22, the car with N. Narimanov and his Georgian friend inside was shot from an unidentified car in a pass called Yaghlija, Rustavi city, Georgia, as they were traveling back to Azerbaijan. When the car stopped, several men assaulted on them. Mustafayev had about $250,000 on him at the time of the assault. Trying to flee with the money, the Azerbaijani man was caught and stabbed to death at the scene.

It is said that Mustafayev’s Georgian friend was also detained by Georgian law enforcement authorities for security concerns as he had witnessed the crime.

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10:35

Baku. Fuad Jafarov – APA. An Azerbaijani citizen was murdered in Georgia.

The incident was recorded on March 22 at 09:00 am in a pass called Yaghlija pass, Rustavi, Gazakh District Police Office told APA.

Gazakh resident, Nariman Babek oglu Mustafayev, 35, was stabbed to death by unknown person or persons.

The police also said that Mustafayev left for Georgia to sell Manat banknotes that he had collected in neighboring districts.

He will be buried in Gazakh today.