Armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran

As a result of an armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran, one person was killed and two were injured.

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According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, on the morning of January 27, a man armed with a Kalashnikov rifle stormed the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran.

In video footage of the incident, the man with the rifle can be seen opening fire on embassy staff. Two embassy employees attempted to flee, but the attacker chased after them and fired at them. At that moment, one of the guards ran up to him and tried to disarm the attacker with his hands, but was unsuccessful.

As reported by BBC, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev condemned the armed attack on the embassy in Tehran, calling it a “terrorist act.” Aliyev demanded an “immediate investigation of the terrorist act and bringing those responsible to justice.”

Following this incident, the Iranian ambassador in Baku was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry in connection with the armed attack on the embassy of the republic in Tehran.

The official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasir Kanaani, categorically condemned the armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy and expressed condolences to the families of the victims and the Azerbaijani people.

“Preliminary investigations and surveillance footage indicate that personal motives were behind this incident. Therefore, considering that all law enforcement and judicial bodies and security services are urgently involved in the case, the press is advised to refrain from publishing unfounded reports and versions,” Kanaani stated.

The head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, stated that Ankara firmly condemns the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran.

“Azerbaijan will never be left alone!” the minister assured.

The head of Turkish diplomacy expressed condolences to the family of the deceased embassy employee and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also condemned this attack. “We are shocked by yet another attack on the Azerbaijani embassy,” noted the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Iranian law enforcement agencies reported that they had detained the perpetrator of the armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran on Friday. According to authorities, the assailant entered the diplomatic mission with his two children. During interrogation, he stated that his motives were personal and family-related issues. He claimed that his wife went to the Azerbaijani embassy in April of last year and never returned home. Therefore, he went to the embassy armed to retrieve his wife.

The armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in the Islamic Republic of Iran occurred on January 27. “The attacker, armed with a Kalashnikov rifle, broke through the security post and killed the head of the security service. During the defense against the attack, two security staff were injured. Their condition is assessed as satisfactory,” the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported.