Azerbaijan’s MFA Issues Statement on Attacks against Azerbaijanis in Russia

Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement over the attacks against Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation, The Caspian Post reports.

“We express our deep concern over the raids by the Russian Federal Security Service on the homes of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg on the morning of June 27, which resulted in the deaths of our compatriots, the serious injuries of some of them, and the detention of 9 people.

We expect from the Russian side to conduct an urgent investigation into the matter and bring the perpetrators of this unacceptable violence to justice as soon as possible,” the statement reads.