Baku / 07.07.19 / Turan: On the morning of July 3, a message appeared on the social network about a video message by members of the Islamic State terrorist organization allegedly made from the territory of Azerbaijan.
The source of information was the site SITE Intelligence Group. According to this source, on the video, three men with machine guns swear to ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. However, it is impossible to get access to this video. It is not clear from the report that the involvement of these persons to Azerbaijan confirms and that the recording was made at the territory of Azerbaijan.
Throughout the day, the authorities did not react for this message, replicated by many local and foreign media. Attempts to get a comment in the State Security Service of Azerbaijan were futile. -02D-
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