Killing one at Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran

Police in Tehran say they have arrested a man who shot dead one person guard and injured two others after entering Azerbaijan's embassy in the Iranian capital.

A guard has been killed in an attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, adding that it will evacuate its diplomatic staff.

“The attacker broke through the guard post, killing the head of security with a Kalashnikov assault rifle,” it said.

Attack in Tehran also injured two guards, the Azerbaijani ministry said.

President Ilham Aliyev called the assault on his country’s embassy a “terrorist act” and demanded a swift investigation.

"An individual with a Kalashnikov rifle attacked the security post and killed the head of security," read a statement by the ministry.

"The person entered the Azerbaijani embassy and started shooting with a firearm, killing one person and injuring two others," Tehran police chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi said.

"The police took immediate action and arrested the assailant," he said, adding that an investigation is underway.

"In the initial investigation, the attacker stated that his motivation was personal and family problems," Gen. Rahimi said, adding the man is an Iranian man married to an Azerbaijani woman.

"Upon the order of political and security officials, the issue is being pursued with top priority and sensitivity so that aspects of the incident and the motivation of the attacker become clear."