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FIRST VICTIMS OF "EUROVISION 2012": TWO BELGIAN JOURNALISTS ARE BEATEN IN BAKU
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18.05.12, 15:29
Two Belgian journalists who arrived in Azerbaijan to make reportages
about the "Eurovision 2012" song contest were beaten in Baku. They were
correspondents of the Belgian VRT (Vlaamse Radio -en Televisieomroep)
TV channel. Armenpress news agency informs about this referring to
the Belgian news agencies.
"On May 16 in the evening two Belgian journalists returned to the
hotel by taxi and they had an argue with the taxi driver over the fee.
The driver beat them and as a result one journalist's chin was broken.
These two journalists left Azerbaijan today in the morning", Belgian
news agencies write.
According to Azerbaijani media the incident took place near the 22nd
police department in Baku. The deputy head of the police department
confirmed the fact. According to him the Belgian journalists were
beaten not by a taxi driver. "The Belgians approached to a passenger
and asked him to take somewhere. He refused and after it the Belgians
offended him. The passenger hit them and broke the journalist's chin",
he said and added that the case is already under examination.
Representative of the Belgian delegation to the Eurovision 2012
announced during the press-conference in Baku that the incident took
place really but he refused to tell the name of the suffered members.
"Yes, two members of our team are wounded. And they have already left
for Belgium", the representative noted.
http://times.am/?l=en&p=7457
18.05.12, 15:29
Two Belgian journalists who arrived in Azerbaijan to make reportages
about the "Eurovision 2012" song contest were beaten in Baku. They were
correspondents of the Belgian VRT (Vlaamse Radio -en Televisieomroep)
TV channel. Armenpress news agency informs about this referring to
the Belgian news agencies.
"On May 16 in the evening two Belgian journalists returned to the
hotel by taxi and they had an argue with the taxi driver over the fee.
The driver beat them and as a result one journalist's chin was broken.
These two journalists left Azerbaijan today in the morning", Belgian
news agencies write.
According to Azerbaijani media the incident took place near the 22nd
police department in Baku. The deputy head of the police department
confirmed the fact. According to him the Belgian journalists were
beaten not by a taxi driver. "The Belgians approached to a passenger
and asked him to take somewhere. He refused and after it the Belgians
offended him. The passenger hit them and broke the journalist's chin",
he said and added that the case is already under examination.
Representative of the Belgian delegation to the Eurovision 2012
announced during the press-conference in Baku that the incident took
place really but he refused to tell the name of the suffered members.
"Yes, two members of our team are wounded. And they have already left
for Belgium", the representative noted.