Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran on January 29, the Foreign Ministry said, two days after a gunman shot dead a security guard and wounded two other people in an attack Baku branded an "act of terrorism." Police in Tehran have said they have arrested a suspect. Iranian authorities condemned the January 27 incident but said the gunman appeared to have had a personal, not a political, motive. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Azerbaijan Evacuating Embassy In Iran After Fatal Shooting
- By Reuters
![The Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran was the scene of a fatal shooting on January 27.](https://gdb.rferl.org/08550000-0a00-0242-0dee-08db017c2fd0_cx0_cy4_cw0_w250_r1_s.jpg)
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