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Kuwait standing in solidarity with Azerbaijan, following terrorist attack in Iran – MFA

Politics Materials 28 January 2023 10:44 (UTC +04:00)
Kuwait standing in solidarity with Azerbaijan, following terrorist attack in Iran – MFA
Humay Aghajanova
Humay Aghajanova
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 28. The State of Kuwait has rebuked the armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, which resulted in the death of one and injury of two people, Trend reports citing the tweet of Kuwait's Foreign Ministry.

The ministry showed solidarity with Azerbaijan and emphasized Kuwait's principled and unwavering position against violence and terrorism.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait extended deep condolences to Azerbaijan and the victim's family, as well as wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.

An armed attack took place at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran at around 8:30 (GMT+4) on January 27, 2023. 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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