Sweden strongly condemns armed attack on Azerbaijani embassy in Iran

Swedish Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the armed attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, Report informs.

“Sweden condemns today’s violent attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran. We express our condolences to the victim’s family and wish a swift recovery to the injured. Attacks on diplomatic missions and staff must never be accepted,” the ministry tweeted.

A gunman stormed the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran, killing the head of the embassy’s security service on January 27. Two other officers of the security service were wounded while resisting the attack. Their condition is satisfactory.

The attacker was detained by employees of the Azerbaijani embassy.