(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. Ambassador of the
Republic of Türkiye to Russia Mehmet Samsar met with Azerbaijani
Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu at the Azerbaijani embassy in
Moscow, trend reports citing the Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia.
The Turkish official extended condolences and support of his
country over the armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in
Tehran.
During the meeting, Bulbuloglu said that Senior Lieutenant
Orkhan Asqarov, who died while ensuring the embassy's security,
served in the Azerbaijani embassy in Moscow and knew him
personally. He proudly noted that the wounded Mahir Imanov and
Vasif Taghiyev, who neutralized the terrorist, also worked at the
embassy in Moscow.
Samsar pointed out that Turkish diplomats have also been
subjected to terrorist attacks several times, and added that his
country resolutely condemns this attack on the Azerbaijani
diplomatic mission. The Turkish diplomat expressed deep condolences
to the family of the victim Orkhan Asqarov and wished Vasif
Taghiyev and Mahir Imanov speedy recovery.
Also at the meeting, the parties expressed confidence that the
organizers and perpetrators of this terrorist act would suffer the
most severe punishment.
An armed attack took place at the Embassy of the Republic of
Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran at around 8:30 (GMT+4)
on January 27, 2023. 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.
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