Tehran attacks: at least eight dead in shootings and suicide bombings at…

Source: UK Independent | June 7, 2017 | Bethan McKernan

Tehran attacks: at least eight dead in shootings and suicide bombings at Ayatollah Khomeini’s tomb and parliament

Eight people killed and four hostages taken in shooting and suicide bombing at parliament building, quickly followed by reports of armed gunmen and two explosions at Ayatollah’s tomb

At least eight people are dead and several more have been injured in twin shooting and suicide bomb attacks at the Iranian parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran.

One guard and six others were killed in the incident in parliament early on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency reported, in an attack which occurred around the same time four men launched an assault on Ayatollah Khomeini’s tomb with guns and two suicide bombs.

Reports emerged that another suicide bomb was detonated on the fourth floor of parliament and several people had been taken hostage later on Wednesday morning. Heavy gunfire could be heard coming from inside as security forces swarmed at the building’s entrances.

In the mausoleum attack, assailants killed a security guard and injured at least four others, state television said. A picture reportedly showing the first explosion, released by Jamaran News, shows an empty courtyard.

Initial reports said one attacker was shot dead at the scene and one woman arrested. Tehran’s governor later said that one attacker had been killed, and another had blown himself up.

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