RT by @mikenov: Protesters calling for the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan said they were attacked by bodyguards protecting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel, a few blocks from the White House.

Protesters calling for the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan said they were attacked by bodyguards protecting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel, a few blocks from the White House. https://t.co/Xch8ONdXem

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