BAKU, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijan's Ministry of National Security detained a military group, which had planned terrorist attacks in the country during the Eurovision song contest, the ministry's press center said in a statement on Wednesday.
"A specially trained armed group equipped with different types of weapons, ammunition, explosives and other tools, aimed to commit series of terrorist attacks in some regions of Azerbaijan, to create uncontrolled situation and anarchy in the country, sow confusion and fear among the population, ethnic and religious confrontation, violate stability and damage the international image of the country," reads the statement.
One of the main goals of the transnational criminal group was to commit terrorist and provocative actions, launch explosions and armed attacks in Baku last week to cause heavy human losses during the Eurovision 2012 song contest, an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union, according to the statement.
The military group led by Vugar Padarov had also planned an attempt to assassinate President Ilham Aliyev during his visit to the northwestern regions of Azerbaijan in April this year.
"The Ministry of National Security conducted large-scale special operations in Baku, Ganja, Sumgayit cities, Gakh, Zagatala, Sheki, Gusar, Absheron, Khachmaz and Shabran regions of Azerbaijan to disarm the transnational criminal group, which threatened the socio-political life of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and prevented the planned attacks. The security forces also prevented the resistance of the armed groups. Vugar Padarov has been killed, most of the group members have been disarmed and detained," said the statement.
Some 40 members of the armed group have been arrested so far.
from : Xinhua
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