BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 30. The funeral
ceremony of Senior Lieutenant Orkhan Asqarov, who died following
the terrorist assault on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran on January
27, 2023, passed off in Baku, Trend stories.
Large numbers of individuals have arrived on the Alley of Martyrs II,
the place the funeral ceremony is happening, to pay tribute to the
martyr.
The funeral was attended by officers, the sufferer’s relations,
in addition to Head of the Azerbaijani State Security Service Ali
Naghiyev, Minister of Defense Zakir Hasanov, Minister of Defense
Industry Madat Guliyev, Interior Minister Vilayat Eyvazov, MPs, and
different high officers.
An armed assault passed off 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 stories 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 outdoors. 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 on account of the
assault and utterly suspended the work of the embassy in
Tehran.
Last evening, the physique of Orkhan Asqarov, who died whereas guaranteeing
the embassy’s safety, was delivered to Baku and buried right this moment in
the Alley of Martyrs II.
