Shooting in Iranian parliament and Khomeini shrine at least 6 injured and dead
Araz news : Iranian media is reporting that shootings have taken place in the parliament building and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital, Tehran a moment ago on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 .
One guard was killed in the parliament shooting, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Several people were injured in the shrine shooting, the Fars agency reported.
The agency added that two civilians and a guard from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were injured in the shooting.
A male assailant was arrested while on the run at the parliament’s hallway, Akbar Ranjbarzadeh, a senior member of the parliament’s Presiding Board told Farsnews.
In the meantime, Elyas Hazrati, a senior MP, told the agency that there were at least three attackers who carried two Kalashnikov rifles and a handgun.
However, Fars cited some members of parliament who claimed that shooting continues in the building.
“Clashes still continue at the parliament building,” one MP said.
More details will be covered soon.
