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Gunman Kills Security Chief at Azerbaijan's Iranian Embassy

by VOA News

   A gunman has killed the head of security at Azerbaijan's embassy in
   Iran.

   The shooter, armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, also wounded two
   other people.

   Police in Tehran say a suspect has been arrested.

   The suspect, according to Agence France-Presse, is an Iranian man who
   says his wife has been held at the embassy for nine months.

   Tasnim news agency reports the man entered the embassy with two small
   children and his attack on the embassy may have been due to personal
   issues.

   Some information in this report came from Reuters and Agence
   France-Presse.