The Interior Ministry’s press service told APA that as a result of the search operations conducted by police and prosecuting officers, Sumagit resident Jalal Mikayilov, one of the participants of the armed incident on December 11, was arrested.
During the inspection, one sporting gun, one grenade, 48 cartridges for slot machine, 70 various religious books prohibited by law, 12 CDs, one floppy disc and 3 religious manuscripts were found and seized from Mikayilov’s aparment.
Sumgayit residents Anar Rahimov and Elmar Mammadli were stabbed and residents of Teze Jorat settlement Elshan Musayev and Elnur Nazaraliyev received shrapnel wounds as a result of the armed incident between Kharijites and Salafists on December 11.