Spokesperson for the Azerbaijani National Security Ministry Arif Babayev in fact confirmed there is a terrorist threat in the country.  

Commenting on a statement by the State Department for Azerbaijani APA news agency, Babayev said they are taking necessary preventive measures against possible threats to the national security and interests of the country. “This is permanent process. Relevant organizations of our country, including the Ministry of National Security, control the operational situation”, APA quotes the official.

Earlier the U.S. State Department warned Americans of a terrorist threat to Western targets in Azerbaijan and urged the U.S. citizens to be vigilant in the oil-rich former Soviet republic. According to a security alert by the U.S. Embassy in Baku, there was a “potential for attacks for U.S. citizens in Azerbaijan”, the statement says. The UK foreign office also issued a similar statement warning its citizens of a terrorist threat in Azerbaijan.