Two Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) “agents” working undercover at Sputnik Azerbaijan news agency have been detained. Azerbaijani media have reported about this.

Earlier it was reported that Azerbaijani law enforcement agencies were conducting an operation at the office of Russia’s Sputnik-Azerbaijan news agency.

On February 24, it became known about the closure of the Azerbaijan office of Russia Today (Sputnik) news agency in Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijani authorities stated that this media resource can obtain accreditation for only one correspondent in Azerbaijan.

"Despite this, as it turned out, the agency continues its activities, and its employees go to work," Baku noted.

Azerbaijan law enforcement conducting search at Russia’s Sputnik news agency local office