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Polish Embassy in Baku condemns terrorist attack on Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran

Politics Materials 27 January 2023 17:44 (UTC +04:00)
Polish Embassy in Baku condemns terrorist attack on Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran
Humay Aghajanova
Humay Aghajanova
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. The Polish Embassy in Baku has posted a Facebook publication in connection with the terrorist attack on Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran, Trend reports.

"The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Baku strongly condemns the armed attack on the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran. We express our condolences to the family of the killed chief of security of the Embassy. We wish a fast recovery to those injured in the attack," said the post.

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.

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