Pres. Raeisi orders full probe into ‘bitter’ Azerbaijan embassy attack
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has ordered a thorough investigation into an attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran, where a security guard was killed and two people were injured.
“We condemn the attack at the entrance of the embassy of our brotherly neighbor, the Republic of Azerbaijan,” Mohammad Jamshidi, a political aide to the Iranian president, said in a post on his Twitter account on Friday.
He said President Raeisi “ordered a full investigation” into the issue and “expressed condolences to the govt, people & family of the murdered diplomat & prayed for the recovery of the injured.”
Tehran police chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi said on Friday the gunman, who entered the Azerbaijani embassy this morning and started shooting with a firearm, was arrested.
“In the initial investigation, the attacker stated that his motivation was personal and family problems,” Gen. Rahimi said, adding the man is an Iranian national married to an Azerbaijani woman.
Following the shooting, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi discussed the deadly incident over the phone.
Judicial and security measures are underway to clarify the exact causes of the incident.
Also, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani strongly condemned the attack, expressing condolences to the family of the victim and to the Azerbaijani government and people. “Upon the order of political and security officials, the issue is being pursued with top priority and sensitivity so that aspects of the incident and the motivation of the attacker become clear.”
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