OREANDA-NEWS In Azerbaijan, a group that was preparing terrorist attacks was eliminated near the border with Russia. The details of the operation were shared by the local newspaper Minval.

It is reported that one of the members of the group was previously a member of the terrorist organization "Forest Brothers", against which an liquidation operation was also carried out in 2008. He conspired with six other residents of the Gusar region of Azerbaijan and planned to commit terrorist acts there.

The group stored a large number of weapons. When they attempted to storm, they put up armed resistance, and one of the participants was eliminated. Flags of an organization banned in Azerbaijan were also found at the site.

Earlier it became known that Azerbaijan launched the Border Shield operation against terrorists on the border with Russia. The events will be held by mutual agreement of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Russia and Azerbaijan from 3 to 10 February.