The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has condemned the armed attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as a result of which there are dead and wounded among the staff of the diplomatic mission.
“Turkmenistan declares the inadmissibility of attacks on diplomatic missions and the use of any violence against the personnel of diplomatic departments”, says the statement of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan expresses its deep condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased, and also wishes a speedy recovery to the injured employees of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran.
As реr Azerbaijani mass media reports, the terrorist attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Iran was carried out on January 27 at about 08:30 Baku time”.
The gunman opened fire from a Kalashnikov automatic rifle at the security post. As a result of the attack, the head of the security guard was killed, and two other embassy security officers were wounded. The embassy staff managed to detain the terrorist. The terroristic attack is currently being investigated.