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“Tens of thousands of Baku residents and visitors went to the streets of the capital to see the military parade, but were disappointed. The reason is that the police and people in civilian clothes completely blocked not only approaches to the "Azadlig" Square, but also to the seaside boulevard where were troops and military equipment,” the Azerbaijani information agency Turan reports.

“In fact, ordinary citizens were deprived of the opportunity to see the parade. The police acted rudely and unceremoniously pushing citizens, most of which came specifically with children,” the article reads.

The police created serious difficulties for journalists, banning shooting, and ignoring their demands to create the conditions for normal activity. One of these "wise men" made a scandal in the middle of the street, accusing Turan correspondent in anti-state activities and threatened him with arrest.

The impression from this holiday was such that the parade was not for the people, but for the elite that watched the parade from the stands.

As the new agency reports a military parade involving over 5,000 personnel took place on June 26, on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day on the "Azadlig" square. Weapons and vehicles of all sorts and kinds of troops were presented.

For the first time were demonstrated new weapons systems and military equipment received at the disposal of the army lately: T-90S tanks, anti-aircraft missiles "Thor" 9K330, self-propelled howitzer 2S19 "MSTA-S", missile system TR-300, system reactive volley fire TOC 1, and the artillery of the "Peony", "Acacia", "Carnation", etc. For the first time at the parade were shown military helicopters Mi-35M, and military equipment of local production, such as: armored patrol car "Gurza" and "Cobra", designed for special forces and law enforcement agencies.

Armored cars "Cobra" armored "Maral" and "Maral-1", drones "Garangush" and "Shaheen," and self-propelled mortars 82 mm caliber.

Missile systems "Point It" complexes "S-300", etc., were also shown Flying over the square made The Azerbaijani Air Force aircraft - MiG 29 and Su-25 made flying over the square, and vessels of the navy forces were demonstrated on the Baku Bay.