Azerbaijan
Two police officers killed in Ganja rally after botched assassination on mayor
Two senior police officers were killed in Azerbaijan’s second city, Ganja, on Tuesday during an anti-government protest. The demonstration was reportedly organised against local mayor Elmar Valiyev, who survived an assassination attempt the previous week. In a joint press-release on 10 July, the Prosecutor’s Office, Interior Ministry, and State Security Service announced that police Colonel Ilgar Balakishiyev and Lieutenant-Colonel Samad Abbasov were fatally wounded with sharp objects ca
