Two persons were arrested in Azerbaijan on suspicion of preparing an assassination attempt against a representative of the Jewish community

Two people have been arrested in Azerbaijan on suspicion of preparing an assassination attempt against one of the leading representatives of the country’s Jewish community, The Times of Israel reports, citing Israel’s public broadcaster.

According to the source, the Azerbaijani security forces “discovered and foiled the plot.” The Israeli media reports that “according to all, representatives of Iran” ordered the assassination and offered 200,000 dollars in return.

According to Meydan TV, the state security service of Azerbaijan released a message yesterday, claiming that a terrorist attack against a representative of one of the religious communities of Azerbaijan was prevented, one of the suspects is an Azerbaijani citizen, the other is a Georgian citizen. According to the media, the department did not say who ordered the crime and who was the target.