Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Azerbaijan Airlines: Passenger with pistol detained at International Airport in Baku

Today, security guards of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport detained an Azerbaijani citizen Bakhtiyar Garashov, who attempted to sneak firearm (pistol) into the Baku-Kiev flight, CJSC "Azerbaijan Airlines" (AZAL) spokesman Maharram Safarli told Trend.

He said a firearm was found during search of the detainee's hand baggage. Garashov was detained and handed over to the Azerbaijani National Security Ministry.

The fact is under investigation.

An Airbus 320-200 aircraft carrying out Baku-Kiev flight was supposed to depart at 9:41 (Baku time).

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