Iran parliament attack LIVE: Suicide bombing suspected at shrine, several injured
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 IST
Iran parliament attack LIVE: Suicide bombing suspected at shrine, several injured
Unidentified shooters on Wednesday done separate assaults on Tehran's parliament building and the sepulcher of progressive author Ruhollah Khomeini, leaving a few harmed, the state media said.
One individual from parliament told state broadcaster IRIB that there were three shooters inside the parliamentary complex in focal Tehran, furnished with rifles and a gun.
Here are the live updates:
12:45pm: The ILNA news organization said five individuals had been harmed by shooting at the sepulcher.
12:40pm: News office ISNA announced one person murdered however it was vague if that implied the suicide plane.
12:37pm: Four "fear mongers," including suicide plane, assault Khomeini holy place, reports Iran state TV.
12: 35pm: News offices ISNA and Fars said three individuals had been shot at the parliament, including no less than one security protect.
12:30pm: A clearly organized assault occurred at the sepulcher of Iranian progressive organizer Ruhollah Khomeini, Fars revealed.
12: 15pm: News office Mehr announced that eight individuals were harmed in the Parliament shooting while one individual was slaughtered and five harmed at Imam Khomeini's place of worship.
12: 10pm: IRIB and Fars said an outfitted man was inside the tomb in southern Tehran, around 20km from the parliament working, with reports of a few wounds.
12:00pm: Iranian media says a man has opened fire inside the parliament building, injuring a security protect in an assault that is as yet in progress.
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