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Report: Azerbaijan foils terror attack plot during Eurovision

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Azerbaijan foiled an attempt to stage terrorist attacks while the country was hosting the Eurovision Song Contest last week, and arrested dozens of suspected plotters, the security ministry said Wednesday.

 

“The main goal of the group was to stage terrorist acts in Baku during the Eurovision,” the National Security Ministry said in a statement. “As a result of the measures taken, 40 members of the group were arrested.” (AFP)

 

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