Twin Attack In Iran: Open Fire In Iran Parliament And At Khomeini Shrine

In Iran, two location came under attack on Wednesday as several attackers opened fire inside Iran Parliament and the Khomeini shrine. Three attackers opened fire inside the Iran Parliament where one security guard has been killed and at least two people have been injured. The reports also suggest that several people are being held hostage inside the parliament.

Reports suggest that there were four men who were heavily armed but only three entered the Iranian parliament while the fourth man ran away. The list of injured people also includes two civilians who were present there to see the parliament proceedings.

There are many reports circling around about the attack as various news agencies are reporting mixed reports. Thus, there is still some confusion over the number of attackers.

On the other hand, two attackers carried out a suicide attack on the Khomeini shrine, where two people have been killed and several others have been injured.

Iranian journalist Maysam Bizar tweeted about a report that suggests, one of the parliament attackers being arrested.

He also tweeted the video of the shooting at Iran Parliament:

According to the reports security forces are massed inside and outside the Parliament and the proceedings have been resumed after the attack.

The name of the attacker or attackers has not been identified yet and no terrorist outfit has claimed the responsibility for the attack.

More details about the incident are awaited.

7 June 2017
Avni S. Singh