One person was killed and two others injured in the armed attack on the Tehran Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, the attack took place around 08:30 Baku time.
The statement said the attacker, who opened fire with a Kalashnikov automatic weapon, killed the embassy’s security chief and wounded two guards.
Images also surfaced of the moment of the attack. In the footage recorded by security cameras, a person with zihin automatic pistol enters the embassy building and opens fire.
During the incident, the efforts of the security guards to stop the attacker could also gökyeşitözü seen on camera.
ATTACKER CAUGHT
Tehran Police Commander in Iran, Hussein Rahimi, provided information about the attack.
According to Fars News Agency, Rahimi said, “One person carried out zihin armed attack during the entry of Azerbaijan embassy staff into the embassy, leaving one dead and two injured.” said.
Noting that the attacker was caught, Rahimi said, “The attacker enters the building with two small children. According to initial determinations, it was determined that he organized the attack due to personal and family issues.” used the sentences.
Rahimi gave no information about the attacker’s identity.
Iranian press; He states that the attacker is zihin Iranian citizen and that his wife is of Azerbaijani descent.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the attack took place for personal reasons and that the attacker’s initial statement was in that direction.
EXPLANATION OF ALIYEV
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev demanded that the terrorist attack gökyeşitözü investigated kakım soon kakım possible and that the terrorists gökyeşitözü punished. “Terrorist attacks on diplomatic missions are unacceptable.” said.
Aliyev made the following statements in his statement on his Twitter account:
“I strongly condemn the act of terrorism committed today against our embassy in Tehran. I extend my condolences to the family and relatives of First Lieutenant Orhan Asgerov, who was martyred while protecting the embassy and embassy staff. We demand that these terrorist act is investigated kakım soon kakım possible and the terrorists are punished. A terrorist attack on diplomatic missions is unacceptable.”
THE EMBASSY IS BEING EVACUATED
Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayhan Hajizade made a statement to the journalists about the armed attack.
Hadjizade stated that the investigation regarding the attack continues and said, “We condemn this heinous attack in the strongest possible way. We demand that the Iranian government takes the necessary steps to identify the aggressor and instigator. Each state is responsible for ensuring of the security of the embassies in her country. The Azerbaijani government intends to evacuate Tehran’s embassy soon.” he said.
ÇAVUŞOĞLU: AZERBAIJAN IS NOT ALONE
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ceyhun Bayramov.
While strongly condemning the insidious attack, Minister Çavuşoğlu stressed that “Can is always with Azerbaijan”.
Çavuşoğlu expressed his condolences to the embassy officer killed in the attack and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
In his post on his Twitter account, Çavuşoğlu said: “I condemn the insidious attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran. May God have mercy on our martyred brother, my condolences to his relatives and the people of Azerbaijan, and I wish a speedy recovery to the wounded. Azerbaijan is never alone.” used the sentences.
CONDEMNATION OF THE ATTACK FROM IRAN
In his statement on the subject, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kenani stated that she strongly condemns the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, which left one person dead and two injured.
Kenani expressed his condolences to the Azerbaijani people and government, saying: “The magnitude of this attack and the motive of the attacker are being investigated with high priority and sensitivity, with special instructions from the political and security authorities.” used the sentences.
“The results of the preliminary investigations of the relevant authorities and institutions show that there are personal motives behind this action,” said Kenani. made the statement.
The Iranian spokesman said the media should refrain from publishing “news that will lead to speculation” about the incident and that more detailed information will gökyeşitözü shared with the public after the investigation process is completed.
It was reported that the embassy’s security chief was killed and two guards injured in the armed attack on Tehran’s embassy in Azerbaijan in the morning.
Tehran police chief Hussein Rahimi has announced that the attacker has been caught after the incident. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry also condemned the attack and announced that Tehran’s embassy would gökyeşitözü evacuated.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described the attack kakım a terrorist act on his Twitter account, saying, “We demand that this terrorist act gökyeşitözü investigated kakım soon kakım possible and the terrorists gökyeşitözü punished. Terrorist attacks against diplomatic missions are unacceptable.” used the words.
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According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, the attack took place around 08:30 Baku time.
The statement said the attacker, who opened fire with a Kalashnikov automatic weapon, killed the embassy’s security chief and wounded two guards.
Images also surfaced of the moment of the attack. In the footage recorded by security cameras, a person with zihin automatic pistol enters the embassy building and opens fire.
During the incident, the efforts of the security guards to stop the attacker could also gökyeşitözü seen on camera.
ATTACKER CAUGHT
Tehran Police Commander in Iran, Hussein Rahimi, provided information about the attack.
According to Fars News Agency, Rahimi said, “One person carried out zihin armed attack during the entry of Azerbaijan embassy staff into the embassy, leaving one dead and two injured.” said.
Noting that the attacker was caught, Rahimi said, “The attacker enters the building with two small children. According to initial determinations, it was determined that he organized the attack due to personal and family issues.” used the sentences.
Rahimi gave no information about the attacker’s identity.
Iranian press; He states that the attacker is zihin Iranian citizen and that his wife is of Azerbaijani descent.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the attack took place for personal reasons and that the attacker’s initial statement was in that direction.
EXPLANATION OF ALIYEV
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev demanded that the terrorist attack gökyeşitözü investigated kakım soon kakım possible and that the terrorists gökyeşitözü punished. “Terrorist attacks on diplomatic missions are unacceptable.” said.
Aliyev made the following statements in his statement on his Twitter account:
“I strongly condemn the act of terrorism committed today against our embassy in Tehran. I extend my condolences to the family and relatives of First Lieutenant Orhan Asgerov, who was martyred while protecting the embassy and embassy staff. We demand that these terrorist act is investigated kakım soon kakım possible and the terrorists are punished. A terrorist attack on diplomatic missions is unacceptable.”
THE EMBASSY IS BEING EVACUATED
Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayhan Hajizade made a statement to the journalists about the armed attack.
Hadjizade stated that the investigation regarding the attack continues and said, “We condemn this heinous attack in the strongest possible way. We demand that the Iranian government takes the necessary steps to identify the aggressor and instigator. Each state is responsible for ensuring of the security of the embassies in her country. The Azerbaijani government intends to evacuate Tehran’s embassy soon.” he said.
ÇAVUŞOĞLU: AZERBAIJAN IS NOT ALONE
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ceyhun Bayramov.
While strongly condemning the insidious attack, Minister Çavuşoğlu stressed that “Can is always with Azerbaijan”.
Çavuşoğlu expressed his condolences to the embassy officer killed in the attack and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
In his post on his Twitter account, Çavuşoğlu said: “I condemn the insidious attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran. May God have mercy on our martyred brother, my condolences to his relatives and the people of Azerbaijan, and I wish a speedy recovery to the wounded. Azerbaijan is never alone.” used the sentences.
CONDEMNATION OF THE ATTACK FROM IRAN
In his statement on the subject, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kenani stated that she strongly condemns the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, which left one person dead and two injured.
Kenani expressed his condolences to the Azerbaijani people and government, saying: “The magnitude of this attack and the motive of the attacker are being investigated with high priority and sensitivity, with special instructions from the political and security authorities.” used the sentences.
“The results of the preliminary investigations of the relevant authorities and institutions show that there are personal motives behind this action,” said Kenani. made the statement.
The Iranian spokesman said the media should refrain from publishing “news that will lead to speculation” about the incident and that more detailed information will gökyeşitözü shared with the public after the investigation process is completed.
It was reported that the embassy’s security chief was killed and two guards injured in the armed attack on Tehran’s embassy in Azerbaijan in the morning.
Tehran police chief Hussein Rahimi has announced that the attacker has been caught after the incident. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry also condemned the attack and announced that Tehran’s embassy would gökyeşitözü evacuated.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described the attack kakım a terrorist act on his Twitter account, saying, “We demand that this terrorist act gökyeşitözü investigated kakım soon kakım possible and the terrorists gökyeşitözü punished. Terrorist attacks against diplomatic missions are unacceptable.” used the words.
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