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Azeri police arrest Japanese student suspected of spying for Armenia
Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
13 Aug 04
An act of sabotage by Armenia was foiled in Baku today. Employees of
[Baku's] Sabayil district police department detained Japanese citizen
(?Ogawa Siniawa), 28, when he was taking photos of the Azarbaycan
Hotel and other facilities.
The preliminary investigation showed that the Japanese resident, who
is a first-year student of Yerevan State University's social studies
department, arrived in Tbilisi from Yerevan on 1 August and went to
Saki [northern Azerbaijan] two days later. He stayed in Saki for three
days, arrived in Baku on 6 August and stayed at a hotel in Baku. He
came to Azerbaijan as a tourist. The investigation is continuing.
Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
13 Aug 04
An act of sabotage by Armenia was foiled in Baku today. Employees of
[Baku's] Sabayil district police department detained Japanese citizen
(?Ogawa Siniawa), 28, when he was taking photos of the Azarbaycan
Hotel and other facilities.
The preliminary investigation showed that the Japanese resident, who
is a first-year student of Yerevan State University's social studies
department, arrived in Tbilisi from Yerevan on 1 August and went to
Saki [northern Azerbaijan] two days later. He stayed in Saki for three
days, arrived in Baku on 6 August and stayed at a hotel in Baku. He
came to Azerbaijan as a tourist. The investigation is continuing.