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Azerbaijan: Terrorist Attack Foiled

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, North America, Western Europe, Azerbaijan, U.S.A., United Kingdom, International Relations

As the international media reports [1] that the Azerbaijani authorities foiled a planned terrorist plot to attack government offices and diplomatic missions in Baku, Carpetblogger says that the U.S. and U.K Embassies were yesterday closed as a precaution. However, the blogger doesn't sound too impressed or convinced by official reports [2] that a first lieutenant in the Azerbaijani military has been arrested in connection with the planned terrorist attack.