Terrorism is one of the most dangerous, difficult to predict problems of the modern era, and it is taking on more and more diverse forms and more threatening dimensions. Acts of terrorism result in human casualties, exert strong psychological pressure on large masses of people, destroy material and moral values that are sometimes impossible to restore, create discord between states, cause wars, distrust, and hatred between social and national groups. Today, there are approximately 500 illegal terrorist organizations in the world. Terrorism has already become international and global. For comparison, until recently, terrorism was talked about as a local phenomenon, but already in the 80s and 90s of the last centuries, it took an international scale. Even the world's largest international organization, the UN, had to fight against international terrorism more and more seriously. The "Report on International Terrorism" is discussed at the sessions of the UN General Assembly and appropriate decisions are made. This process has become permanent. Also, several Conventions and Declarations on the fight against international terrorism have been signed and resolutions have been adopted within the framework of the UN. In addition to the UN, the names of other international and regional organizations, primarily Interpol, OSCE, NATO, CIS, GUAM, and other organizations can be mentioned in the fight against terrorism.

Azerbaijan also experienced the severe consequences of terrorism. After the beginning of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the various acts of terrorism carried out by Armenian terrorists in the territory of Azerbaijan continue to this day. Scientific studies show that the history of Armenian terrorism, which is a component of international terrorism, is more than 100 years old.

Thus, the radical Armenian organizations “Armenakan” (founded in 1887), later the parties “Hnchak” and “Dashnaktsutyun”, striving for the creation of the state of “Greater Armenia”, widely used political terrorist actions to implement this plan.

Thousands of Azerbaijanis became victims of terrorist acts committed by dozens of Armenian terrorist organizations operating in different countries of the world with the funding and assistance of such parties and organizations of the Armenian diaspora.

In the last century, Armenian special services have carried out dozens of terrorist acts in Azerbaijan. Armenian extremists committed terrorist acts in all types of transport in Azerbaijan, including the subway. One of these bloody terrorist attacks occurred on March 19, 1994, around 1:00 p.m., when the train stopped at "20 January" station, because of the explosion of a manual device equipped with a clock mechanism in the first carriage, 14 people were killed and 49 were injured.

Among the victims of this terror were dozens of innocent people including women, old people and children. As a result of the strong explosion, the station's roof partially collapsed. Although the perpetrator of the terrorist act died during the explosion, the law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan immediately determined that this incident was a terrorist act and that it was prepared by the Armenian special services. As a result of the investigations, it was revealed that the terrorist act was committed by the separatist organization "Sadval". They carried out this terrorist act in collaboration with the Armenian special services. Soon, 11 people were arrested by the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan for their participation in the execution and organization of the terrorist act. The court sentenced two of them to be shot, and the others were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. During the investigation, it was determined that the saboteurs underwent special terrorist-sabotage training at the training base located in the Lusakert settlement of Nairi district of Armenia, and the National Security Directorate of this country was closely involved in their formation, financing and arming as an organization(?). In accordance with the instructions, the terrorist group in addition to the "20 January" station planned explosions in Baku's "Nizami" cinema, in the Palace of the Republic (now Heydar Aliyev) and in the Baku lamp factory.

However, the terrorists failed to achieve these criminal goals.

The names of our compatriots who died as a result of the terrorist attack on March 19, 1994 - on the eve of Novruz holiday are engraved on the wall of above-mentioned station.

As is known, the fight against terrorism is carried out at the national and international level. Azerbaijan, as well as the United States, England, Germany, Israel, Turkey, Italy, Spain and other countries have a well-developed anti-terrorism strategy. In various research institutes and strategic research centers of these countries, the topic of terrorism is widely studied and researched, and various research works and monographs are written. It is quite clear that in order to fight this dangerous problem, the countries should coordinate their forces at a high level, and the creation of a network of international organizations should be placed among the most important issues.

Recommended literature:

1. Erməni cinayətləri: sənədlər əsasında / red. heyəti: L. Babayev [et al.] ; ön sözün müəl. Y. M. Mahmudov ; elmi red. M. Cəfərli. I cild. - Bakı : Vətən nəşriyyatı, 2004. - 164 s.
2. Məmmədov, Nazim Rəhbər oğlu. Dağlıq Qarabağ gerçəklikləri : soyqırımı, terror, deportasiya, işğal: XX yüzillik / N. R. Məmmədov ; red. Q. Ə. Hacıyev ; AMEA A.A. Bakıxanov adına Tarix İnstitutu. - Bakı : Təhsil, 2009. - 272 s.
3. Uimz, Səmyuel. Ermənistan - terrorçu "xristian" ölkənin gizlinləri / S. A. Uimz ; ing. dilindən tərc. Z. A. Agayev ; elmi red. S. İ. Seyidov. - Bakı : Mütərcim, 2015. - 388 s.
4. Azərbaycan ərazisində erməni quldur və terror birləşmələrinin törətdikləri cinayətlərə dair faktlar : yaddaş kitabçası = The Facts of the Crimes Commited by Armenian Bandit and Terrorist Organizations on the Territory of Azerbaijan : memo book = Факты преступлений, совершенных армянскими бандитскими и террористическими формированиями на территории Азербайджана : книга-памятка / AMEA İnsan Hüquqları İnstitutu ; tərt. A. C. İsgəndərov [et al.] ; elmi red. A. İ. Mustafayeva. - Bakı : n. y., 2011. - 79 s.
5. Terror : hadisələr, faktlar, sübutlar / tərt. E. Səmədov ; red. R. Məmmədov. - Bakı : MBM, 2016. - 100 s.
6. Kuznetsov, Oleg Yurievich. The History of Transnational Armenian Terrorism in the Twentieth Century: A Historico-Criminological Study / O. Y. Kuznetsov ; Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. - Berlin : Verlag Dr. Köster, 2016. - 332 p.