Archive · 27 Jan 2026

Azerbaijan arrests three for embassy attack plot

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.

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