MALAYSIA has condemned in its strongest terms the armed attack at the Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran on Friday, which led to one death and injured a few embassy staff.

According to a Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) statement issued today, Malaysia reiterated its firm stance in rejecting any acts of violence and terrorism in all of its forms and called for the perpetrators of the heinous attack to be swiftly brought to justice.

“Malaysia expresses its deepest condolences and sympathies to the victims and the families of this criminal act and to the government and people of Azerbaijan,” said the statement 

The Malaysian embassy in Tehran is closely monitoring the development and actively liaising with local authorities for the latest security updates. 

The diplomatic mission in Tehran is reachable at the following contact details: telephone (+9821)8807 2444/(+9821)8807 8606 or email [email protected], said the statement. 

An armed assailant stormed the embassy Friday morning with an automatic weapon, international media said quoting local officials. 

The head of the embassy’s security services was killed while two guards were injured in the 8:30am incident. 

Security forces immediately arrested the attacker, Tehran’s police chief Hossein Rahimi told reporters Friday. – Bernama, January 28, 2023.