Police Intensifies Patrols after Tehran Terror Attacks
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Iranian Police increased their patrols in the streets and subway stations of the capital Tehran on Thursday, one day after a pair of Daesh attacks on the country's parliament and the Mausoleum of late Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini.
The twin attacks claimed the lives of about 16 innocent civilians and wounded over 40 others.
Commuters in the Iranian capital noticed police on street corners and motorcycles, more than usual as dawn broke. That came after Mohammad Hossein Zolfaghari, a deputy Interior Minister, told state TV that "law enforcement activities may increase."
"We are focused on intelligence gathering," he said.
Additionally, the State television reported Thursday that the death toll in the attacks had risen to 16, citing Ahmad Shojaei, the head of the country's forensic center.
The attack took place on Wednesday as lawmakers held a parliamentary session and at the shrine of Imam Ruhollah Khomeini.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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