Authorities accuse the suspects of conspiring with members of the ISKP armed group.
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Authorities in Azerbaijan say safety forces have arrested three folks planning an assault on an embassy within the capital, Baku.
The State Safety Service stated in a press release on Tuesday that the suspects had conspired with members of the ISIL (ISIS) affiliate in Khorasan province (ISKP), an Afghan offshoot of the armed group.
The three males – one in all whom was born in 2000 and the 2 others in 2005 – obtained weapons and deliberate to assault an embassy earlier than being apprehended, it stated.
The assertion added that the suspects had been arrested on costs of “preparation for terrorism” on the premise of spiritual hostility and an investigation was ongoing.
It didn’t title the embassy that was the main target of the plot, however Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the alleged goal was the Israeli embassy. Al Jazeera couldn’t independently confirm the report.
On Monday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a gathering with Israeli Overseas Minister Gideon Saar in Baku, throughout which they mentioned preparations for an Azerbaijani-Israeli enterprise discussion board.
ISKP has claimed duty for plenty of assaults in Afghanistan in addition to a 2024 assault on a live performance venue in Moscow that killed practically 150 folks.
