Exiled Critic of Azerbaijani Leader Dies After Attack in France
- Vidadi Isgandarli died after being stabbed at his home
- Azerbaijan is due to host COP29 climate summit next month
Ilham Aliyev supporters attend a rally after polls closed in a snap presidential election, in Baku, in February.
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An outspoken critic of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has died following an attack in France in which he was stabbed multiple times by three unidentified assailants.
Vidadi Isgandarli died in a hospital two days after the masked attackers broke into his home in the eastern city of Mulhouse early Sunday, his brother Oktay told local media in Azerbaijan. He was stabbed as many as 21 times, according to Oktay.