(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 30. Government of
Paraguay condemns attack on Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay wrote on its Twitter page,
trend reports.
'The Government of Paraguay condemns the attack on the Embassy
of Azerbaijan, in Tehran, expresses that these actions are
unacceptable, extends its condolences to the victim's family, hopes
for the speedy recovery of the injured and prompt clarification of
the facts,' the ministry noted.
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.
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