Today 300-400 young people held a protest in the center of Baku in connection with the rise in prices as a result of a sharp decline in the rate of the manat.
Participants of the rally chanted: "No price increase", "Robbers", and "Increase pensions and scholarships."
Police blocked the participants and drove them from Fountain Square to the neighboring alleys.
Dozens of people were detained and taken away to police stations. Among those detained were a few pensioners who expressed outrage with rising prices, in spite of the promises of the authorities to prevent it.
"How can you live on a pension of 170 manat, when prices are rising? Where do they look, what do they think?" one of the pensioners said, aiming his anger at police. -0-
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On November 1, the weather in the capital will be cloudy, with light rain in some areas during the night and morning. There will be a moderate southwest wind. The temperature at night will range from +7 to +10°C, and during the day it will be +12 to +15°C. Humidity will be 70-80% both at night and during the day. No precipitation is expected across the country. There may be fog in some areas, with a moderate west wind.
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