BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. After an armed attack on the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran happened today, the diplomats of the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan began hastily leaving the diplomatic mission building, Trend reports.
Earlier, several diplomats hurriedly ran out of the building with their documents.
Currently, another car belonging to the embassy has left the building.
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.
