Interior Ministry: Security of embassies and diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan ensured

Security of all embassies and diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan is strongly ensured, spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Orkhan Mansurzade said.

He noted that police is strongly ensuring security of all diplomatic corps and important state buildings and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is fulfilling its duties. He said the operational situation in the country was under the control.

The United States and Britain issued warning notices alerting their citizens about the terror threat in Azerbaijan. The US State Department on January 29 issued a notice alerting United States citizens to be aware of the potential for attacks in Azerbaijan, including against American interests.

British Foreign Office also issued similar notice calling on their citizens in Azerbaijan to be vigilant.

US Embassy spokesperson Keith Bean told APA that the State Department alerted the US citizens, but he didn’t make additional comments: "As a matter of policy, we do not comment about the nature of the threat or the source of the information."


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