‘Turan’: Police and opposition activists crashed in Baku
Police in the Azerbaijani capital Baku have seized a number of opposition activists trying to hold a rally against the government.
Witnesses saw uniformed and plainclothes police detaining protesters one by one and pushing them on to buses near a university.
The authorities said 10 people had been arrested for attempting to hold an unauthorised demonstration.
But opposition sources said dozens had been detained.
Activists inspired by events in the Arab world had been calling for an anti-government demonstration.