Senior lieutenant Orkhan Asgarov, who was martyred as a result of the terrorist attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran, was buried in the Second Alley of Martyrs.

 

Ednews informs that state officials, family members of the deceased and public representatives participated in the funeral ceremony.

 

As a sign of respect to the memory of O. Asgarov, the 3 volley-salute was performed and the National Anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

 

In addition to family members of the deceased, public representatives, officials, including Minister of Internal Affairs Vilayat Eyvazov, Minister of Defence Zakir Hasanov, Head of State Security Service Ali Nagiyev, Head of Foreign Intelligence Service Orkhan Sultanov, Minister of Defence Industry Madat Guliyev, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Jahid Bachi attended the funeral ceremony.

 

It should be noted that there was a terrorist attack on Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran on January 27 at 8:30 am Baku time. The assailant destroyed the security post with a machine gun and killed the head of the security service, Orkhan Askerov. Two staff of the embassy were injured while preventing the attack.

 

Yesterday at around 22:00 local time, the body of Azerbaijan's martyr, the injured, other employees of the embassy and family members were brought to Baku. The activities of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran have been completely suspended.

 

By Abulfat Bakhsheli

 

Translated by Elnur Enveroglu

 

 

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