Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Azerbaijan arrests three for embassy attack plot
Three men in Azerbaijan were arrested for planning to attack a foreign embassy in the capital city of Baku.
They were working with a group called ISIS-K, which is a branch of the Islamic State.
The men were born in 2000 and 2005.
Authorities said the men had weapons and were planning the attack.
Azerbaijan is a country with a mostly Muslim population, but it is a secular country.
This is not the first time such a plot has been stopped in the region.
Last year, another man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for planning to attack a synagogue in Baku.
Three men arrested in Azerbaijan for planning an embassy attack at ISIS-K's instruction
Suspects born in 2000 and 2005, charged with preparation for terrorism
Authorities seized weapons and foiled the plot before execution
Azerbaijan is a secular country with a predominantly Muslim population
Separate case: Man sentenced to 13 years for plotting synagogue attack
- Who
- Three Azerbaijani men and ISIS-K members
- What
- Planned attack on a foreign embassy in Baku
- When
- Arrested on unspecified date, investigation ongoing
- Where
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Why
- Instructions from ISIS-K, charges of preparation for terrorism
- Suspects
- Three men (born 2000, 2005, 2005)
- Group
- ISIS-K (Islamic State Khorasan)
- Location
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Charges
- Preparation for terrorism
- Previous Case
- 13-year sentence for synagogue attack plot