A fire at a disused meat plant in Baku, Azerbaijan turned into an attack on a journalist covering it.
A fire at a disused meat plant in Baku, Azerbaijan turned into an attack on a journalist covering it.
Firefighters were called to the Nizami district site on Davud Aslan street overnight, where plastic and timber stored on the grounds of the closed plant caught fire. About 500 square metres of the 1,800 square metres of stored material burned, according to Oxu.
While filming, APA TV reporter Sanan Bahramli was attacked by a man presenting himself as the site's guard, later identified as Heydar Sardarov. Police say Sardarov injured the reporter, damaged APA TV equipment, and obstructed his work.
Sardarov has now been detained, a criminal case has been opened, and a forensic medical examination has been ordered to assess the injuries.
A fire is news. Attacking the person filming it is a second story, and in this case the police response came fast.
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