Azerbaijani embassy in London stormed by religious radicals - VIDEO

  04 August 2022    Read: 1143
 Azerbaijani embassy in London stormed by religious radicals -  VIDEO

The Embassy of Azerbaijan in London was attacked by a radical religious group on Thursday, the country’s Foreign Ministry told AzVision.az reports.

After bursting into the embassy building, the group members committed an act of vandalism, raised religious flags and chanted radical slogans on the building’s balcony. After police intervention, members of the radical religious group were taken out of the building and detained.

Fortunately, no embassy employees were harmed as a result of the incident.

The incident is being investigated by local law enforcement bodies, and further information will be provided.

Through diplomatic channels, the issue regarding the security of diplomats and diplomatic premises in accordance with the Vienna Convention was raised with UK authorities.


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