Azerbaijan to use all opportunities to identify, punish those responsible for attack on embassy in Iran - MFA

Azerbaijan to use all opportunities to identify, punish those responsible for attack on embassy in Iran - MFA

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BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. Azerbaijan will use all the opportunities provided by the relevant international mechanisms to identify and punish those responsible for the terrorist attack on the country's embassy in Tehran, Trend reports via the statement of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry.

"We strongly demand from Iran to identify and punish the perpetrators of the terrorist attack, as well as those who ordered this bloody act, in the most severe way in the shortest possible time. In connection with the terrorist attack, it’s planned to implement appropriate measures to evacuate embassy employees and their families," the statement said.

An armed attack took place at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran on January 27, 2023, at about 8:30 (GMT+4). The gunman turned out to be a man in his 50's, who drove up to the administrative building, armed with a Kalashnikov automatic rifle.

Earlier reports from the Chief of Tehran police said there were two children in the car with the gunman, the security camera footage released later proved the man was alone. He entered the building after briefly waving hand to the Iranian security guard outside. No attempts were made to detain the gunman, as he freely entered the embassy. The man managed to kill head of the security service and wounding two embassy guards. The shooter was eventually detained. The incident is currently being investigated.