Gunman kills security chief at Azerbaijan embassy in Iran

People gather outside the Azerbaijan embassy after an attack there in Tehran, Iran (Vahid Salemi/AP)

A man armed with a Kalashnikov-style rifle stormed the Azerbaijan embassy in Iran’s capital, killing the head of security at the diplomatic post and wounding two guards, authorities have said.

Tehran’s police chief, General Hossein Rahimi, blamed the attack on “personal and family problems”, according to Iranian state television.