35 Iranian Alpinists Arrested In Azerbaijan

35 IRANIAN ALPINISTS ARRESTED IN AZERBAIJAN
By Aghavni Haroutiunian

AZG Armenian Daily #139
25/07/2007

International

Azerbaijani police arrested 35 Iranian alpinists, who visited
Azerbaijan to climb the mountain Shah Dagh.

The group of the alpinists did all their duties connected with the
visas and entrance privileges and didn’t have any problems during its
entrance to Azerbaijan, the Iranian Phars Agency informed, according to
"Hayastan" News Agency in Athens.

The alpinists were arrested later. ISNA (Iranian Student’s News Agency)
confirmed that the alpinists were arrested not soon than July 18,
and they were not even allowed to contact with the representatives
of the Iranian Embassy in Baku.