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HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER HELD

A man has been apprehended in connection with an alleged hit and run accident that took place in Zardab region, police said.

Baku resident Elbrus Khalilov is charged with hitting a pedestrian with his car and then leaving the scene of the accident.

The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with minor injures.

The driver is questioned by officers at a local police station.

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