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| Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran 'dies in fall from high-rise building' | Senior Swiss diplomat in Iran 'dies in fall from high-rise building' |
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| Switzerland confirmed an employee at its Tehran embassy had died in an accident | Switzerland confirmed an employee at its Tehran embassy had died in an accident |
| A senior member of staff at the Swiss embassy in Tehran has died after falling from the high-rise building where she lived, Iranian media report. | A senior member of staff at the Swiss embassy in Tehran has died after falling from the high-rise building where she lived, Iranian media report. |
| An emergency services spokesman told Mehr news agency that the 51-year-old woman was first secretary at the embassy but did not give her name. | An emergency services spokesman told Mehr news agency that the 51-year-old woman was first secretary at the embassy but did not give her name. |
| Police in the Kamraniyeh area alerted paramedics on Tuesday morning but she had been "dead for a while", he said. | Police in the Kamraniyeh area alerted paramedics on Tuesday morning but she had been "dead for a while", he said. |
| The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed an employee had died in an accident. | The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed an employee had died in an accident. |
| "The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and its head Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis are shocked by the tragic death and express their deepest condolences to the family," a spokesperson said. | "The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and its head Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis are shocked by the tragic death and express their deepest condolences to the family," a spokesperson said. |
| The ministry added that it was in touch with the family and Iranian authorities. | The ministry added that it was in touch with the family and Iranian authorities. |
| It gave no further information about the circumstances of the death, citing data protection and privacy reasons. | It gave no further information about the circumstances of the death, citing data protection and privacy reasons. |
| Switzerland launches humanitarian channel to Iran | |
| The Iranian foreign ministry also expressed its condolences, according to the state news agency Irna. | |
| The ministry added that the death was under investigation by the relevant authorities and that the results would be made public soon. | |
| Irna's report cited the emergency services as saying that suicide had already been ruled out. | |
| Switzerland has represented US diplomatic interests in Iran since Washington and Tehran severed relations shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | Switzerland has represented US diplomatic interests in Iran since Washington and Tehran severed relations shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |