BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 31. The State
Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan continues the
felony investigation of a terrorist assault on the Azerbaijani
embassy in Iran, Trend studies citing the Service’s web site.
Publishing unofficial info on the investigation misleads
folks and contributes to the unfold of rumors among the many
inhabitants, thus hindering the investigation course of.
“The media is warned in opposition to disseminating the small print of the
terrorist act in opposition to the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran with out
referring to public businesses,” the Service stated.
An armed assault came about on the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran
on January 27, 2023, at about 8:30 (GMT+4). The gunman turned out
to be a person in his 50’s, who drove as much as the executive
constructing, armed with a Kalashnikov computerized rifle.
Earlier studies from the Chief of Tehran police stated there have been
two youngsters within the automotive with the gunman, the safety digital camera footage launched later proved the
man was alone. He entered the constructing after briefly waving hand to
the Iranian safety guard exterior. No makes an attempt have been made to detain
the gunman, as he freely entered the embassy. The man managed to
kill head of the safety service and wounding two embassy guards.
The shooter was finally detained. The incident is at the moment
being investigated.
Following the lethal assault, Azerbaijan evacuated its officers
from the embassy, together with those that suffered because of the
assault and utterly suspended the work of the embassy in
Tehran.
