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Missiles, drones coming from Iran fell on airport in Azerbaijan

 


BAKU:  Azerbaijan's foreign ​ministry lodged an ​official protest with the Iranian embassy on Thursday after a pair of Iranian drones flew across the border into Azerbaijan and injured two people at an airport in the Nakhchivan exclave.
'This ⁠attack on the territory of Azerbaijan contradicts the norms ⁠and principles of international law and contributes to increased tensions in the region,' the foreign ministry said in a statement.'We ‌demand that the Islamic ​Republic of Iran ⁠clarify the matter in the shortest possible ​time, provide an explanation ‌and take the necessary urgent measures to prevent such incidents from recurring ​in the future.
'The Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan has been summoned to the foreign ministry to receive a formal note of protest, Baku said.
The statement said Azerbaijan reserved the right ‌to carry out 'appropriate response measures' against Tehran.
Azerbaijan's ministry ​said one drone fell on the terminal building of ​the ‌Nakhchivan ⁠International Airport, which is approximately 10 km (6 miles) across the border from Iran, and another drone landed ​close to a school building in ⁠a nearby village.

A source ​close to the Azerbaijani government told Reuters a fire had started as a result of the incident.Video footage shared by the source showed ​black smoke rising near the airport and damage ​to the skylight inside the terminal building.