# Journalist attacked covering fire

- Place: Baku, Azerbaijan (40.4093, 49.8671)
- Published: 2026-11-01T15:34:46.305Z · expires 2026-11-08T15:34:46.305Z
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APA Group journalist was physically assaulted while reporting on a fire in Baku, according to news.az. The incident occurred during an active news coverage and was captured on video.

The attack highlights growing concerns for press safety in Azerbaijan, where media professionals have increasingly faced hostility while covering sensitive stories, per news.az.

Meanwhile, diplomatic tensions continue between Baku and Ankara, with reports indicating that recent summit absences by Azerbaijani officials were responses to Turkish President Erdoğan's own non-attendance, as noted by turkishminute.com.

## Sources

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