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Armed attack targets Azerbaijan's Embassy in Iran

Armed attack targets Azerbaijan's Embassy in Iran

Baku, January 27, AZERTAC

“On January 27, around 8:30 am Baku time, there was an armed attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement.

"The attacker destroyed the guard post with a Kalashnikov automatic weapon and killed the head of the security service. Two security guards of the embassy were also injured while preventing the attack. Their condition is satisfactory.

An investigation is currently underway into the treacherous attack.

The additional information will be provided to the public on details of the case,” the ministry added.

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