Croatia Strongly Condemns Attack On Azerbaijani Embassy In Tehran - MFA
Date
1/27/2023 11:32:08 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. Croatia strongly
condemns today's attack on the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia wrote on its twitter page,
trend reports.
'We strongly condemn today's attack on the embassy of Azerbaijan
in Tehran. There is no justification for violence aimed at
diplomatic missions. Condolences to the government and people of
Azerbaijan, our thoughts are with those affected and their families
in these difficult moments', the publication says.
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 50s, 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.
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