An armed attack was carried out on the embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran, the capital of Iran, yesterday morning. 1 person died in the attack, 2 people were injured. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev described the attack as a “terrorist act”, while the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that the injured were in good condition. Another important development took place in the attack. While it was learned that the attacker gave interviews to Iranian channels, his relaxed demeanor did not go unnoticed.
INTERVIEW WITH IRAN CHANNELS
According to the news of TRT Haber, the Tehran administration, which started an investigation into the attack, announced that the attacker was caught.
After the attacker was caught, he gave an interview to Iranian channels. The aggressor’s relaxed demeanor drew attention.
Following the attack, Tehran Police Chief Hussein Rahimi was dismissed.
Alborz Police Chief Abbas Ali Muhammediyan was appointed to the Tehran Police Department, while Rahimi was appointed as the Head of the Economic Security Police.
AZERBAIJAN evacuates EMBASSY IN TEHRAN
Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ayhan Hajizadeh stated that they strongly condemned the armed attack on the Tehran Embassy and asked the Iranian government to identify the aggressors and instigators, “The Azerbaijani government plans to evacuate the Tehran Embassy in a short time.” said.
THE MOMENT OF THE ATTACK IS ON THE SECURITY CAMERA
The moment of the attack was recorded second by second by the security cameras of the Embassy.
The embassy officers go in first. Just then, the gunman approaches with his vehicle.
He can’t keep his speed and crashes into the car in front of him and runs to the embassy door.
In the meantime, it is noteworthy that the officer in the security booth outside the embassy did not come out.
Attacker uses Molotov cocktails
The automatic gun attacker, who entered the embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran, rained bullets on three people inside.
A new video of the attack was released recently. In the video, it is seen that the attacker tried to break the embassy door and used Molotov cocktails.
ALIYEV: THIS IS A TERRORIST ATTACK
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev demanded that the terrorist attack on the Tehran Embassy of his country be investigated as soon as possible and the terrorists punished, and said, “Terrorist attacks on diplomatic missions are unacceptable.”
Iranian Ambassador to Baku Abbas Mousavi was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the terrorist attack on the Tehran Embassy of Azerbaijan.
According to the statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Ambassador Musavi was informed that every state should protect diplomatic missions in the country in accordance with the obligations arising from the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
It was underlined that the attack on Mousavi and the Tehran Embassy was strongly condemned by Azerbaijan, and such attacks on diplomatic missions were unacceptable.