Details of armed incident at Azerbaijani embassy in US PHOTO/VIDEO

US intelligence officers have been invited to the Azerbaijani embassy in Washington in connection with the recent shelling of the service vehicle near the embassy’s administrative building.

First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the US Toghrul Aliyev made the announcement on October 13, Baku TV reports.

“The incident happened on October 11 at 00:16 am (US time). An unknown vehicle drove up to the embassy's administrative building, opened fire on the service vehicle and fled the scene. Fortunately, there were no employees of the diplomatic mission in the car,” he said.

He also noted that the US State Department and the State Security Service have been informed about the incident.

In addition, the relevant structures were instructed to ensure the security of the embassy’s building.

According to the first secretary, however, no security measures have been taken for the embassy’s safety yet.