TV reports "hundreds of pickets" protest electoral fraud in Azeri region

Text of report by Azerbaijani TV station ANS on 6th November

[Presenter in the studio] Our reporter reports from Sheki that the supporters of the parliamentary candidate, Eyyub Kerimov, staged a picket outside electoral precinct No 60 in Gakh District [western Azerbaijan]. The pickets were protesting against the results of the elections.

Our reporter says that at the moment there are hundreds of people protesting about the voting. Detachments of Interior Ministry internal troops have been brought near the electoral precinct to maintain stability. There has not been any confrontation between the pickets and the precinct's staff.

Source: ANS TV, Baku, in Azeri 1400 gmt 6 Nov 00

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