BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 5. A civilian aircraft
en route from Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to Baku was forced to
return mid-flight following a drone attack launched from the
territory of Iran against civilian infrastructure in Nakhchivan,
the statement of the Prosecutor General Office said, Trend reports.
According to the official statement, 2 unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) equipped with remotely controlled explosive warheads carried
out an attack on civilian infrastructure facilities in the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on March 5.
The attack caused significant damage to a civilian
infrastructure facility, the administrative building of Nakhchivan
International Airport, and deliberately disrupted the operation of
airport services.
Due to the incident, a civilian aircraft scheduled to operate
flight 264 on the Nakhchivan-Baku route was forced to return to
Baku while in the air for safety reasons.
On March 5, a drone attack took place at the Nakhchivan
International Airport. The drone flying from Iranian territory
crashed into the airport building and exploded near the secondary
school in Shakarabad village, Babek district.
Four civilians were injured as a result of the incident. The
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding the
incident, demanding Iran clarify the issue in a short time, provide
an explanation, and take the necessary urgent measures to prevent
such cases from recurring in the future.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to
Azerbaijan, Mojtaba Dermichilou, was summoned to the Foreign
Ministry, where a strong protest was conveyed to the Iranian
side.
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