Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry has disseminated information in connection with the act of vandalism against the country’s embassy in Lebanon.
According to the report, about 50 people of Armenian origin, who held the action in front of the Azerbaijan Embassy in Lebanon, struck the fencing around the administrative building of the diplomatic mission, threw a bottle of paint and explosive mixture into the building, which they brought with them.
The department noted that as a result of the attack, the embassy staff was not injured.
“law enforcement agencies arrived at the scene, as soon as the incident was informed of structures responsible for the protection of diplomatic missions, but at that time the provocateurs managed to hide,” it was said in the message.
In order to identify and detain those involved in the attack on the embassy, the corresponding note was sent to the Livan Foreign Ministry, the necessary measures were taken.
“Currently, the protection of the embassy has been strengthened, an investigation of the crime has been conducted,” the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry added.