Azerbaijan, Baku, 27 August / Trend corr. I.Alizade / The Abu Bakr Mosque which blasted in the Azerbaijani capital a while ago may resume its work on 29 August.
"We want to perform Friday pray at the Abu Bakr Mosque and we will resume mosque's activities this week, if it does not prevent investigation process," Haji Gamat Suleymanov, the imam of the Abu Bakr Mosque located in Narimonav District of Baku, told Trend on 27 August.
The blast took place at the Abu Bakr Mosque in U.Bunyadzade Street of Baku city at 08.50PM on 17 August and law enforcement bodies have cancelled the mosque's activities in connection with the investigation process since then.
Unknown man threw two RGD-1 types of grenades into the Mosque, breaking the Mosque's window with stone. According to the official data, two men died in this incident and eleven people were injured, whilst unofficial sources the victims numbered three.
Investigation of this incident was commissioned to the Baku City Public Prosecutor's Office and criminal case was filed on this incident on Articles 120.2.4 (deliberate homicide through general dangerous method), 120.2.7 (deliberate homicide of two or more people) and 228 (illegal purchase, transfer, sale, storage, conveyance or carrying of firearms, components details of them, ammunition, explosive substances and facilities) of the Criminal Code.
Emin Rasulov, a 22-year old resident of Astara Region, was arrested as a suspect in this incident. A criminal case was filed on him in accordance with Article 283.1 (instigation of national, racial or religious hostility) of the Criminal Code.
According to Haji Gamat, it is necessary to resume the mosque's activities due the beginning of Ramadan month.
"Suspension of the mosque is connected with the investigation into terror incident. I will negotiate with relevant officials to open doors of the mosque within two days. If we cannot resume its activity by Friday, we will try to return to the mosque by Ramadan month," the imam of the mosque said.
According to Haji Gamat, he often visits the mosque and he is allowed to enter his room at the mosque.
Imam of the mosque said that his health was satisfactory and shrapnel wounds were recovered, as well as he could move freely.
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