The operation that started at 08:00 (GMT +4) is aimed at securing the rights, freedoms, protection of lawful interests of citizens, as well as seizure of arms, explosives, said the statement of the Interior Ministry.
The operation is under supervision of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who is being informed on the latest development of the situation, said the ministry.
According to the statement, in order to neutralize the armed criminal group planning to destabilize the situation in Azerbaijan, commit provocations, mass clashes, and terror attacks, to forcibly change the constitutional order of the country and create a religious country governed by Sharia law, the interior ministry held a special operation in the Nardaran township of Baku on Nov.26.
Four members of the criminal group were killed, while several people got injured. Two police sergeants – Vugar Nasibov and Ismayil Taghiyev heroically died.
Four automatic rifles, four pistols, 12 hand grenades, 3 explosives, one of which is remote-controlled, ten Molotov cocktails, seven knives and daggers, three brass knuckles, etc were seized from them. A criminal case has been launched on the fact. Some 24 members of the criminal group, headed by Taleh Bagirov, were arrested, said the statement.
After the completion of the special operation, some destructive forces in Nardaran held an unauthorized meeting, urged residents to oppose the constitutional order, use force against members of the government and show mass disobedience. They blocked roads, erected barricades and collected weapons. However, these illegal acts were prevented as a result of the actions conducted by law-enforcement authorities, said the statement.
Based on the accurate information of the law enforcement authorities, the persons illegally storing firearms, explosives and devices were identified. They were required to hand over these items voluntarily, however, the appeal of a group of representatives of Nardaran to those persons did not produce positive results.
On Nov.30, six persons supporting the Muslim Unity movement were detained in Ganja city. An automatic rifle, a rifle, twelve grenades, a large quantity of ammunition, and religious books were seized from their houses.
Those persons, who turned religious radicalism and extremism into their own beliefs and way of life, deny the laws of the country and the national attributes, deliberately violate the law on the usage of the Azerbaijani language and promote ignorance and aggression among children and adolescents, said the statement.
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