Azerbaijan said it was preparing to retaliate after two people were wounded on Thursday, March 5th in Iranian drone hits on an airport and near a school. The midday attacks involved at least two drones that crossed from Iran into Azerbaijan’s exclave of Nakhchivan, which borders Iran and is separated from mainland Azerbaijan by Armenia, according to a foreign ministry statement.
One drone fell on the terminal building of Nakhichevan Airport, while another drone fell near a school building in the village of Shekerabad.
The defence ministry in Baku confirmed that the aircraft wounded two civilians and damaged the airport. It added that it was
preparing the necessary retaliatory measures to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country and to ensure the safety of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Baku also declared that “these acts of attack will not go unanswered.”
Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry said it had summoned the Iranian envoy in Baku to express “strong protest” over the attack, which “contradicts the norms and principles of international law and contributes to rising tensions in the region”.
