Tehran police commander said an attacker who assaulted the Azerbaijani Embassy compound in Tehran was detained by the police immediately after the action.
Brigadier General Rahimi, the Iranian capital police chief, announced the arrest of a person who entered the Azerbaijan embassy with a firearm on Friday morning while one of the embassy staff was entering the embassy.
“This person entered the Azerbaijan embassy with a firearm (AK-47 rifle) this morning. One person was killed and two were injured in his assault,” Rahimi said.
“Through the swift police action, the attacker was immediately arrested and was put under investigation.”
Saying that the attacker entered the embassy with his two young children, the Tehran police chief added, “preliminary investigation shows that the attacker’s motive was personal and family problems.”
Source: Mehr News Agency
