Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack On Azerbaijani Embassy In Tehran - MFA
Date
1/27/2023 11:32:05 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. Saudi Arabia
strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Embassy of the
Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said on Twitter, trend reports.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
confirms the Kingdom's solidarity with the friendly Republic of
Azerbaijan and its people on this difficult day and calls for
respect for the inviolability of the diplomatic mission and
punishment of the perpetrators.
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.
MENAFN27012023000187011040ID1105488200
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.