Another suspect in Baku Oil Academy shooting detainedMay 4, 2009 - 23:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Police detained a second man with alleged connections to a gunman who shot 12 people dead at Oil Academy of Azerbaijan last week before killing himself, prosecutors say.Police had picked up Javidan Amirov, a relative of the gunman, said the interior ministry and general prosecutor's office in a statement. Officers had found 12 ammunition cartridges and five grams of hashish were found in his apartment, the statement said. It also said that Nadir Aliyev, detained on Friday, the day after the shooting, had been charged as an accomplice. He had been at the university with the gunman on the morning of the shooting, said the statement. Police say the gunman, 29-year-old Farda Gadirov, killed 12 people and wounded 13 at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy with a semi-automatic pistol. He shot himself after security forces surrounded the building. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |