On January 2 early in the morning a new explosion took place on the main gas pipeline near the settlement of Sangachal.
According to the Emergencies Ministry, the explosion happened at the same location as the previous one of December 27 - 43 kilometers from Baku, near the compressor station.
After the explosion on the 1000-mm gas pipeline, there was a fire.
The emergency forces began to fight the fire. After the explosion the gas supply to a number of objects stopped.
The causes or the casualties of the new explosion have not been reported. -0-
Politics
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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