Israeli arrested in Azerbaijan with bullets in her bag

Local authorities are reportedly seeking to keep the woman in custody until end of investigation

An Israeli woman was arrested at an airport in the capital of Azerbaijan Friday after bullets were found in her bag.

The woman, who arrived in Baku with her husband, had brought along the bag of her daughter — an IDF soldier, the Ynet news site reported.

Azerbaijani authorities are reportedly seeking to detain the woman until the end of the investigation.

Lilach Atias, the Israeli consul in Baku, arrived at the airport to try and assist the Israeli woman.

A number of similar incidents have occurred with Israelis traveling abroad over the past year.

In November, a 62-year-old Israeli was detained by Uzbek authorities for three days after being arrested when a loaded weapons clip was found in his bag upon arrival in Tashkent.

A similar incident occurred in Uzbekistan in March 2017, when an Israeli in his 20s was held for 12 days after 13 bullets were discovered in his luggage as he was transferring between planes on his way from Israel to Thailand.

And in October an Israeli man, also in his 20s, was arrested in Egypt with bullets in his bag. He was released some hours later, fined around $140 and banned from entering Egypt for seven days.

His brother said at the time that he had used a bag from his time in military service and had not been aware of the bullets’ presence.