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Curfew is announced in Azerbaijani Guba region: strained situation is continued
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced curfew in Guba town of
Azerbaijan. The decision is connected with the clashes which took
place there on March 1. Azerbaijani media inform about this.
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the police office in Guba
region (Northern part of the state) demanding release of persons
detained during the recent protest action against the head of local
executive power. The clashes were caused because of the announcement
of Rauf Habibov, governor of the region. He announced that `Guba
residents are sold and traitors and they sell and leave their lands
with 30 manats.' The citizens claimed the governor must resign.
Protest participants burnt the administration building, broke the
windows. Angry crowd also burnt Habibov's apartment. They warned if
200 activists would not set free they would burn other buildings of
the town as well.
According to Azerbaijani media Habibov is resigned and all cars which
enter to the region and leave it are checked because of the curfew.
Azerbaijani authorities are troubled because of the clashes in Guba
and are afraid that the revolutionary mood may be transferred to other
places of Azerbaijan as well.
02.03.12, 12:04
http://times.am/?l=en&p=5333
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced curfew in Guba town of
Azerbaijan. The decision is connected with the clashes which took
place there on March 1. Azerbaijani media inform about this.
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the police office in Guba
region (Northern part of the state) demanding release of persons
detained during the recent protest action against the head of local
executive power. The clashes were caused because of the announcement
of Rauf Habibov, governor of the region. He announced that `Guba
residents are sold and traitors and they sell and leave their lands
with 30 manats.' The citizens claimed the governor must resign.
Protest participants burnt the administration building, broke the
windows. Angry crowd also burnt Habibov's apartment. They warned if
200 activists would not set free they would burn other buildings of
the town as well.
According to Azerbaijani media Habibov is resigned and all cars which
enter to the region and leave it are checked because of the curfew.
Azerbaijani authorities are troubled because of the clashes in Guba
and are afraid that the revolutionary mood may be transferred to other
places of Azerbaijan as well.
02.03.12, 12:04