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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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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