YEREVAN. – The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) exposed and prevented yet another provocation attempt by Azerbaijan’s special services.

Uzbekistan citizen but ethnic Tajik Zamirzhon Otazhonov (born in 1979) had applied to Armenia’s law enforcement on September 24, and informed his readiness to carry out terrorist activities—in the form of explosions—in the Azerbaijani capital city Baku, in return for $20,000. He stated that he wished to carry out such operation because he used to work at a Baku construction company this year, but the company management had refused to pay him for his work and, as a result, he grew hatred toward Azerbaijanis, NSS press center informs.          

It was found out, however, that Otazhonov had actually applied to NSS under the guidance of Azerbaijani special services and that his actions are nothing but a provocation. And these steps taken by Azerbaijan aimed to represent Armenia, before international instances and the media, as a country that organizes and sponsors terrorist activities.       

It is noteworthy that Otazhonov’s sending to Armenia was organized at a time when Azerbaijan has found itself under a difficult political situation as a result of Ramil Safarov’s—the Azerbaijani army officer who had killed with an axe Armenian soldier Gurgen Margaryan in Budapest—release and glorification in Azerbaijan. The latter attempted to use Otazhonov to calm the wave of international dissatisfaction over the situation concerning Safarov. Azerbaijan has resorted to such adventurism so as to coverup the crimes it has committed.         

 Zamirzhon Otazhonov is deported from Armenia.