(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. A campaign
against Azerbaijan has been observed in the Iranian press and
Iranian offices in recent months, Spokesperson of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Aykhan Hajizade said in an interview
with TRT Haber, trend reports.
According to him, as a result, this led to today's terrorist
attack.
'These provocations, publications in the press, and campaigns
against Azerbaijan have a very negative impact on Azerbaijan-Iran
relations. The Iranian side should take measures against the
campaign in the country regarding Azerbaijan,' he added.
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 50-year-old man who drove up to the administrative building
with two young children: a 14-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy.
He opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle at a security post,
killing the head of the security service and wounding two embassy
guards. The shooter was eventually detained. The incident is
currently being investigated.
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