Azerbaijani police seize weapons in school, college basements in Khankendi

In a startling discovery, authorities in the city of Khankendi have uncovered a cache of weapons and ammunition concealed within the basements of a school and a music college.

The Azerbaijani Interior Ministry's press service relayed this concerning development to Caliber.Az, shedding light on the gravity of the situation.

According to reports from the Interior Ministry, a comprehensive operation conducted by law enforcement personnel on March 23 yielded a disturbing array of weaponry. Among the items seized were 15 automatic rifles, four machine guns, seven grenades, six rifles, 52 magazines, five grenade fuses, 5,014 cartridges of various calibres, and additional ammunition.

On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched anti-terror measures to disable Armenian army forces and military infrastructure in the Karabakh region. The operation came on the heels of the intensifying Armenian attacks on the Azerbaijani positions and a mine incident in the Khojavand district that killed four Azerbaijani police officers and two road construction workers.

By the time of the cessation of hostilities on September 20, the Azerbaijani military disabled artillery systems, radio-electronic warfare, military equipment, ammunition depots, military strongholds, and shelters of the Armenian army formations stationed in the Karabakh region.

The counter-terrorism measures concluded after the Armenian military formations agreed to full disarmament by laying down arms, handing over the military hardware, and withdrawing from their battle positions and military outposts.

Amenia's armed forces were also obligated to leave Azerbaijani territory, and illegal Armenian armed groups were to be disbanded.