A harrowing video circulating on social media shows the moment anIranian dronefalls ona international airport, before a ball of fire erupts. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the incident at Nakhchivan Airport in the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan - adding the country "reserves the right to take appropriate retaliatory measures".
One drone crashed into the terminal building of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Airport, damaging part of the facility. Another drone crashed near a school building in the village of Shekarabad, two civilians were injuredin the explosion.
WATCH: An Iranian drone hits Nakhchivan Airport in Azerbaijanpic.twitter.com/iI8FeOpqOA
Footage from a car park shows a drone hitting the airport and erupting into a ball of fire whilst a loud siren wails loudly in the background. People can be seen frantically running to their cars as they gasped in horror.
A section of the airport terminal appears to have sustained structural damage, with parts of the ceiling and walls partially collapsing.
Teachers and students from schools near the airport were evacuated due to a drone attack on Nakhchivan airport by Iran.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan warned that the "Azerbaijani side reserves the right to take appropriate retaliatory measures".
Footage from the inside of Nakhchivan Airport in Azerbaijan after the Iranian kamikaze drone crashed short while agopic.twitter.com/e7KqZyttXZ
Azerbaijan are demanding that the "Islamic Republic of Iran clarify the above issue within a short period of time, provide an explanation, and take the necessary and urgent measures to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future".
The statement added: "This attack on Azerbaijani territory contradicts the norms and principles of international law and serves to increase tensions in the region.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
