(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 16. The heads of member
countries of the Organization of Turkic States have condemned the
deadly armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran, trend reports.
This matter was reflected in the declaration adopted at the
Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of
Turkic States in Ankara.
Besides, the leaders of the member countries called for the
attack's prompt and thorough investigation to bring all responsible
persons to justice.
According to the document, leaders of the member countries also
strongly condemned the recent hate crimes against the holy book of
the Koran, which offend all Muslims and may lead to new racist,
xenophobic and Islamophobic provocations and attacks in the
future.
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.
Following the deadly assault, Azerbaijan evacuated its officials
from the embassy, including those who suffered as a result of the
attack and completely suspended the work of the embassy in
Tehran.
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