Senior Swiss Diplomat in Iran Found Dead After Fall From High-Rise

Senior Swiss Diplomat in Iran Found Dead After Fall From High-Rise
A view of an entrance to the tower where the body was found of the Swiss embassy's first secretary who died after falling from a building, in Tehran, Iran, on May 4, 2021. Erfan Assar/West Asia News Agency via Reuters
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DUBAI—The first secretary at the Swiss embassy in Tehran was found dead on Tuesday after falling from a high-rise building where she lived in the north of the city, a spokesman for emergency services was quoted as saying by Iranian news agencies.

The Swiss foreign ministry (FDFA) said an employee at its embassy in Iran had died of an accident, without identifying the victim. “The FDFA and its head Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis are shocked by the tragic death and express their deepest condolences to the family,” it said.