Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Black January" in English language version.
As virtual civil war raged between Azerbaijanis and Armenians, the Kremlin on Monday declared a state of emergency and sent units of the Soviet army, navy and KGB security service to the troubled southern region, where the Kremlin said attempts were being made "to overthrow Soviet power." The sweeping emergency decree, signed by President Mikhail Gorbachef after an emergency meeting of the Presidium of the Soviet Parliament, followed a weekend of anti-Armenian riots in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, and open armed combat elsewhere. At least 37 people have been killed during the past three days, mostly in attacks by the majority Shiite Moslem Azerbaijan is against the minority Christian Armenians in Baku, according to official counts. "Extremist groups are organizing mass disorders, provoking strikes, fanning national enmity," the government decree said. "They are committing bold criminal acts, mining roads and bridges, shelling settlements, taking hostages."
