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| Azerbaijan air force head killed | Azerbaijan air force head killed |
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| The commander of the Azerbaijani air force has been shot dead outside his house in the capital, Baku, officials and local media have said. | |
| Lt-Gen Rail Rzayev, 64, was shot in the head by an unknown gunman while getting into his car at around 0800 (0400 GMT), the Turan news agency said. | |
| Defence ministry officials said the general was taken to a military hospital, but died shortly afterwards. | Defence ministry officials said the general was taken to a military hospital, but died shortly afterwards. |
| Gen Rzayev had been head of the ex-Soviet republic's air force since 1992. | Gen Rzayev had been head of the ex-Soviet republic's air force since 1992. |
| He is reportedly the most senior official to have been killed in the oil-rich nation since the 1990s, when it was in conflict with neighbouring Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. | |
| Officials said it was not yet known what the motive was for the killing. The police have begun an investigation. | Officials said it was not yet known what the motive was for the killing. The police have begun an investigation. |