BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 2. Michael
Carpenter, US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has condemned the assault on
Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran, Trend stories, citing his Twitter publication.
“At right this moment’s OSCE assembly, we expressed our condolences to the
Azerbaijani MFA and the households of these harm and killed within the
assault on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran. The US calls on Iranian
authorities to analyze and maintain these accountable accountable,”
he stated.
An armed assault happened 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 automobile with the gunman, the safety digicam footage launched later
proved the person was alone. He entered the constructing after briefly
waving hand to the Iranian safety guard outdoors. No makes an attempt had 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 present being investigated.
Following the lethal assault, Azerbaijan evacuated its officers
from the embassy, together with those that suffered because of the
assault and fully suspended the work of the embassy in
Tehran.
