“Two hand grenades exploded at a mosque in Baku on Sunday, killing three and injuring 10 others. The mosque serves, predominantly, followers of Wahhabism.” – AzerNews.az
We are reassured that there is no threat to ex-pats living in Baku, but this doesn’t make you feel comfortable. There was a briefing that came from the BP office this afternoon. I’ve learnt that the Abu Bakr mosque is not the big one close by, but one that was built with Kuwaiti money and with an imam that was trained in Saudi Arabia.
If you’re interested here are some local news reports on the matter.
18th August, 20th August, 20th August – Head of the Mountain Jews responds
An article on Islam in Azerbaijan that refers to the Abu Bakr mosque.
While we’re at it, “PKK approaching Azerbaijan”. (from February). I’ve not heard anything about this since I’ve been back. Can’t see why they’d be interested in Azerbaijan beyond sheltering from the Turks, given that they just want their homeland.
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Tracey
// Aug 26, 2008 at 7:35 am
Just a little scary. I’ve never heard of Wahhabism before – going to have to look that one up! Ah, Ceduna, so sheltered from the world….
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