Police in the Azerbaijani capital on Saturday broke up an unsanctioned opposition rally staged outside the U.S. Embassy to protest the war in Iraq. Some 80 activists of several Azerbaijani opposition parties approached the U.S. Embassy building, shouting \"Allah Akbar! (God is great),\" and holding placards such as \"America, Get Out of Iraq!\" They were immediately pushed away by several dozen police officers, who tore down their placards and briefly detained three protesters. Gunduz Hajevi, a leading activist of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan which took part in the protest, said the party will go to court to protest the local authorities\' refusal to sanction the rally. Earlier this week, the same party staged a rally in the town of Nardaran, its main support base, to protest the U.S. action in Iraq. The rally went on peacefully. (AP)