571 people were killed, another 1,555 got injuries of varying severity in traffic accidents in Azerbaijan in January-September of 2016, the State Statistics Committee reported.
The number of traffic accidents, compared to the same period last year, decreased by 9.9%, and the victims - by 11.9% (15.8% of dead and 11.2% of wounded).
At the same time, the number of administrative violations on roads increased by 22.5%, reaching 2 million 231.6 thousand. 51.8% of the violations were related to speeding, 10.7% - to the parking rules, 4.5% - to the intersection of the dividing line, 4.2% - to not meeting the requirements of road signs, and 4.2% - to not using seat belts. For traffic violations penalties were assigned, totaling 61.3 million manat. -06D-
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In 2024, as a result of external cyberattacks, 16,804 cases of fraud were recorded, and over 22.4 million manat were stolen from citizens' bank cards, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan reported on Wednesday.
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The Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan has effectively acknowledged that President Ilham Aliyev’s official aircraft, “Baku-1,” encountered external technical interference while flying to St. Petersburg for the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on December 25. The revelation comes amid growing scrutiny of the incident, including reports of a GPS signal loss over Russian airspace.
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In Yardimly region of Azerbaijan, 20 kg of drugs and psychotropic preparations were found and seized from drug couriers, the regional group of the Interior Ministry's press service reported.
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On 6 February, precipitation in the form of light rain is expected in Baku and Absheron in the first half of the day. Wind is north-west, gusty. At night + 3+5, +6+8 in the afternoon.
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