BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. Mexican Embassy in Baku has posted a Facebook publication in connection with the terrorist attack on Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran, Trend reports.
“The Embassy expresses its deepest condolences to the relatives of the employee of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran, who passed away this morning as a result of an attack on the mission, and wishes a speedy recovery to the wounded,” the publication says
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 50s, 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.