Terrorism Hits Iran: Daesh Attacks Parliament, Imam Khomeini’s Mausoleum
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Iran’s Parliament [Majlis] and the Mausoleum of the late founder
of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in the capital Tehran have come
under armed attack, that was later claimed by the Takfiri Daesh group.
Earlier reports said exchange of gunfire in a corridor of the parliament has injured a security guard in the parliament.
The parliament's Cultural and Public Relations Director General Mahdi Kiaie said that the security forces and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are controlling the situation.
He added that Majlis public session is underway in the parliament building.
Reports suggest that a number of gunmen [possibly three] are involved in the attack.Witnesses said shooting is still being heard in the parliament. A bullet has been fired at the journalists' zone.
Some lawmakers said the injured security guard has died. Tasnim could not independently verify the authenticity of the report.
Tasnim reporter at parliament site said the lawmakers have been locked in the parliament's hall.
Shooting seems to have ended, but the assailants have not been arrested so far.
Tasnim reporter inside the parliament said four security guards have been shot in the incident, while one of them have lost his life.
The attack has been carried out by three gunmen, who are still inside the parliament building. Two of them are armed with AK-47 assault rifles, and the third one has a handgun.
The four injured at the parliament included two ordinary clients, a service staffer, and the security guard, who is said to have died.
In latest development, Rapporteur of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Hossein Naqavi Hosseini told Tasnim that gunfire still continues, but the security forces have the situation under control.
In the meantime, Mehdi Kiayee, the head of public relations department of the parliament said that an open session of the parliament is being held in normal conditions.
All roads to the Parliament in downtown Tehran have been closed.
Source: Tasnim, Edited by website team
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