Azerbaijan, Baku -- As a result of operational activities conducted by the Ministry of National Security (MNS), 17 members of an armed group who planned a series of sabotage and subversion and terrorist acts to disrupt social stability and creating panic among the population have been revealed and arrested, the ministry's center of Public Relations told Trend on Friday.As a result of the special operations carried out in Baku, Ganja and Sumgayit, as well as in Gakh, Zagatala, Sheki and Gusar regions, four AKM-type submachine guns, a RPK-type machinegun, two Makarov pistols, one revolver-type pistol, one Stechkin pistol, a rifle, six full pistol clips, 300 cartridges of various calibers, 31 hand grenades, 15 explosive devices with remote control, three detonators, a large number of explosive plastids, three clips for a submachine gun, 30 Kenwood portable radio transmitters, three bayonet-knives, literature that promotes terrorism and jihad, large quantity of military equipment other items prohibited by law use of which was planned for terrorist and subversive acts were found and seized from detained members of the armed group.
During operations carried out in the city of Ganja, the staff of special-purpose group "Gartal" of the Ministry of National Security faced armed resistance. Those who did not flout the legal requirement to surrender, opened fire on a group of special-purpose employees, and threw a hand grenade at them. As a result, a MNS employee was killed and three were injured to varying degrees. One of those who showed armed resistance, using violence against a government official in connection with his performance of his duties, was killed, one wounded, two other members of the group were detained.