Third attempt
The attempt was to have been made during President Putin's official visit to Azerbaijan on January 9-10, 2002. Azeri security services foiled the attempt, according to a statement by Namik Abbasov, head of the Azeri National Security Ministry, released in October 2001. According to Abbasov, the Iraqi citizen Kyanan Rostam is believed to have intended to carry out the attempt. Rostam was reported to have spent some time in training camps in Afghanistan and had links to Chechen rebels.
Three months prior to Putin's arrival in Baku, Azeri security agencies received information on theplans to kill the Russian president during his upcoming visit to Azerbaijan. About ten days before the start of the visit, the Azeri security agencies had learned about the delivery of explosives to Azerbaijan. Consequently, Kyanan Rostam, the recipient of explosives, was taken into custody. In January 2002, Rostam was tried and sentenced to 10 years in prison. stay tuned for 4th attempt