Azerbaijan, Baku, 18 August / Trend / On 17 August at 21:00 p.m. with local time, an explosion took place in Abu-Bekir Mosque in Baku during the evening praying. Trend correspondent reports from the place of incident that according to the witnesses, an unknown person broke the window with stone and dropped two grenades RQD-1 produced Russia formerly, as a result of which, three people perished and 8 were wounded.
A source in the Hospital named after Musa Nagiyev, where the victims were delivered, told Trend that 53 years old Abbasov Vagif perished, as well as 22 years old youth, whose name is not reported, died in the same hospital. Those wounded also include Khasayev Sahib born in 1976 (received light injure and has already been missed to home), Jamalov Rashad, born in 1985, Ibrahimov Dashgin - 27 years old, Mammadov Namig - 24 years old, Ismaylov Rashad - 24 years old and Salahov Vugar - 25 years old (is in heavy state in the resuscitation). Several minutes ago, one more wounded Safaraliyev Ruslan was delivered to Musa Nagiyev Hospital from the Eye Hospital.
The Imam Gamet Suleymanov sustained light wound. In the Tusi Hospital, two seams were superimposed to the foot, after which he was missed to home.
He was delivered to the hospital, where he was provided with the first aid. After roentgen, Imam of mosque was missed to home.
Mainly Wahhabis make prayer in Abu-Bekir Mosque. During the current year, as a result of operations implemented the Ministry of National Security jointly with State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations of Azerbaijan, religious books, which is forbidden by law, were withdrawn from the above-mentioned mosque.
The Interior Minister Ramil Usubov and Minister of National Security Eldar Mahmudov came to the place of incident, who after inspection left the place of incident, not providing any commentaries to media.
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