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[ 30 May 2012] “The transnational criminal armed group aimed to commit terrorist and provocative acts in Baku on the eve of and during the contest”

40 members of the group have been detained so far

Baku – APA. The Ministry of National Security of issued a statement on anti-terror operations, which reminded about the detention of Vugar Padarov’s group, who were planning terrorist and provocative acts to break socio-political stability in Azerbaijan, public relations center of the ministry told APA. The statement reads: “The specially trained armed group supplied with different types of weapons, ammunitions, explosives and other equipments, aimed to commit series of terrorist attacks in some regions of Azerbaijan, to create the mood of uncontrolled situation and anarchy in the country, confusion and fear among the population, ethnic and religious confrontation, to violate stability and damage the international image of the . They were planning to commit explosions and other dangerous actions against the prayer houses, mosques and other places belonged to religious confessions. They were also planning to attack the law-enforcement organizations, to kill their staffs and seize arms and ammunitions in the administrative buildings. The armed group also considered to prepare places, trench shelters in the regions and mountainous areas and forests bordering with Republic of the Russian Federation to conceal its units. The Ministry of National Security conducted large-scale special operations in Baku, Ganja, Sumgayit cities, Gakh, Zagatala, Sheki, Gusar, Absheron, and Shabran regions to disarm the transnational criminal group, which threatened the socio-political life of the Republic of Azerbaijan and to prevent the terrorist attacks planned by them. The security forces also prevented the resistance of the armed groups, killed Vugar Padarov and disarmed and detained most of the group members.”

One of the main goals of the transnational criminal armed group was to commit terrorist and provocative actions, explosions and armed attacks in Baku to cause heavy human losses on the eve of the Eurovision 2012 song contest. Details about this dangerous transnational armed group were not publicized in that period to save good mood on the eve of and during the Eurovision contest and not to create concerns and fear among the citizens of Azerbaijan and foreign guests. But relevant organizations seriously controlled the situation and took intensive security measures.

22 other members of the group were detained as a result of anti-terror operations continued for the prevention of their illegal plans and actions. During the anti-terror operation held on May 16, 2012 in Nizami district of Baku, one of the group members, citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan Huseynov Timur Ruslan refused to surrender and fired on the security forces threatening the lives and health of government representatives. Timur Huseynov was killed by the security forces. Two officers of the Ministry of National Security were wounded during the operation.

At the same time, it was determined that these terrorists were instructed to operate together and individually by the international terrorist network for committing range of terrorist acts in Azerbaijan, creating fear, ethnic and religious confrontations among the population and damaging the republic’s prestige in the international world. According to the tasks, Padarov and members of armed gang, which was led by him, had to commit terrorist attack against the Azerbaijani President during his visit to the north-west region of the country in April this year, as well as to attack the law-enforcement bodies, kill the employees of these structures and seize the ammunitions in the administrative buildings, explode several sanctuaries, mosques and the shrines belonging to the other religious confessions. Nuraliyev and Padarov carried out reconnaissance work for the purpose of committing the abovementioned terror acts in Baku city, to determine the attack targets, including schemes, working regimes, number of staff of buildings of several state agencies, sniper positions and the other factors. In his turn, Saniyev and his armed gang planned to commit explosions in the places populated most of all by the foreigners, including Hilton Baku and JW Marriot Absheron and the other , as well as in and State Square by acquiring the tickets for the Eurovision-2012 Song Contest.

The members of the armed group planned to hide in the shelter and mud-hut, which were prepared in the mountainous region and forestland in Azerbaijan’s northern regions in advance, and act together with extra terrorist forces which would come from Dagestan, after perpetrating this horrible terrorist acts and creating chaos in the country. Samir Saniyev and his obedient people obtained in great amount of explosive substances for preparation of explosive devices and Huseynov Timur and the others observed the targets where they will commit terrorist act. Besides it, it was determined that Samir Saniyev bought Nissan Pathfinder using financial means which he brought to commit terrorist acts. According to his plan, the explosive substances were planned to be stowed to this car, as well as the cars of other group members and then planned to be parked in the main square of Azerbaijan, parking places of Hilton Baku and JW Marriot Hotel and the other hotels. At the same time, getting ticket to the final of the international song contest Timur Huseynov planned to enter Baku Crystal Hall, detonate the bomb, which was recognized as a shock bomb by the experts and achieve mass crush intended losses and damages. At the same time the explosive substances in the cars outside the hotels were also planned to be activated. It was also considered to blast one more bomb with the same method in the settlements near the Flag Square in settlement.

But as results of preventive anti-terrorist measures, as well as professionalism of the employees of the law enforcement bodies and their courage showed at the expense of their lives, the explosions and other terrorist acts, which could cause mass losses, have been decidedly prevented in time and Azerbaijan saved its image as the stable and secure country.

40 members of the armed group have been arrested so far.

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L'Azerbaïdjan affirme avoir déjoué un attentat pendant l'Eurovision

Les autorités azerbaïdjanaises ont affirmé mercredi avoir déjoué une attaque terroriste pendant le récent concours de l'Eurovision et arrêté 40 personnes, selon le ministère de la Sécurité nationale.

L'objectif principal du groupe terroriste était de commettre un acte terroriste à Bakou pendant l'Eurovision, a annoncé le ministère dans un communiqué. Quarante membres du groupe ont été arrêtés, selon la même source.

Le groupe envisageait une attaque dans la salle de concert où était organisé le concours ainsi que d'autres attentats contre le président Ilham Aliev, des postes de police, des hôtels où étaient hébergés des étrangers ainsi que contre des lieux de culte, a assuré le ministère.

Des membres du groupe avaient des billets pour l'Eurovision afin de commettre un acte terroriste dans le Crystal Hall de Bakou, où s'est déroulée la compétition, a-t-il précisé.

Les services de sécurité ont arrêté les membres présumés du groupe au cours d'opérations séparées à Bakou, dans les villes de Ganja et Soumgaït ainsi que dans plusieurs régions du pays, a ajouté le ministère sans préciser la date des arrestations.

Certains membres du groupe ont opposé résistance et ont été tués, a renchéri le ministère.

Le ministère de la Sécurité nationale a choisi de ne pas révéler cette information pendant l'Eurovision pour ne pas créer un mouvement de panique parmi les citoyens et les invités étrangers, a expliqué le ministère.