Iranian President instructs to investigate attack on Azerbaijani embassy

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi instructed law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, Iranian President’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs Mohammad Jamshidi said. transmits Iranian agency Mehr News Agency.

“Immediately after receiving this sad news, Raisi ordered a thorough investigation, expressed condolences and sympathy to the government, the people of Azerbaijan and the family of the deceased diplomat, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured,” Jamshidi said.

On the morning of January 27, the attacker committed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran. He was armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, as a result, one person died – the head of the security service of the diplomatic mission. Two more guards were injured, their condition is assessed as satisfactory. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced the start of an investigation into this incident. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova statedthat Moscow is shocked by the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran.