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UK ambassador to Iran extends condolences after terrorist attack on Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran

Politics Materials 27 January 2023 17:40 (UTC +04:00)
UK ambassador to Iran extends condolences after terrorist attack on Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran
Nazrin Babayeva
Nazrin Babayeva
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 27. On behalf of the UK embassy, sincere condolences to the staff of the Azerbaijan Embassy in Tehran, Simon Shercliff, British Ambassador to Iran, said on Twitter, Trend reports.

Shercliff offered his deepest condolences.

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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