The victims of the terrorist assault in Istanbul's airport were 43 people, 39 of them identified. The website Haber 7 TV channel reported this with reference to the Istanbul forensic bureau.
Earlier official reports were of 36 people dead and 147 injured. According to the channel, among the dead, there are eight foreigners, including one citizen of Uzbekistan and one Ukrainian. Another five are with dual citizenship (one - Turkey and China and four - Turkey and Saudi Arabia).
Personality of the four dead is not yet identified.
It is now known about three terrorists who participated in the attack. One of them opened fire with an automatic weapon on the people located around and then blew himself up. The second terrorist was wounded, but he still managed to make the blasting. On the third terrorist nothing is reported.
According to media reports, the terrorists could be foreigners. -02D-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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