One dead, two injured in shooting at Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran
Source: Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
A gunman opened fire at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran on Friday, killing the head of security and injuring two security guards, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported.
According to the agency, the attack occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. Baku time (8:00 a.m. Tehran time). The gunman reportedly used a Kalashnikov rifle to fire at a security post. Some Azerbaijani media outlets reported that there were multiple attackers. One person was arrested.