Iran - Gunmen attack Iran parliament and mausoleum, 07 June 2017

Gunmen attack Iran parliament and mausoleum, killing at least one: state media

Armed men launched two attacks in Iran on Wednesday morning, killing a guard at the parliament in central Tehran and wounding several people at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini a few kilometers south of the city, state media reported.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-security-idUSKBN18Y0HV?il=0

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It is currently unclear how the attacker or attackers entered the parliament building, which is highly fortified, with multiple security checkpoints.Gun ownership is tightly controlled in Iran, meaning those who carried out the attacks on the parliament and the shrine likely had to smuggle their weapons into the country.

The location of the second attack is extremely symbolic, targeting the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder and first supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. He led the revolution that overthrew the Shah in 1979 and was Iran's leader for 10 years.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/07/middleeast/iran-parliament-shooting/index.html?adkey=bn

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Attackers raided Iran’s parliament and opened fire at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini a few kilometers south of the capital on Wednesday morning, in near simultaneous assaults that killed up to seven people, media reported.

Tasmin news agency said there were unconfirmed reports that the attackers had taken four hostages inside the parliament building.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-security-idUSKBN18Y0HV?il=0

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GreyClay said:

Interesting to see who claims responsibility - IS or AQ?

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So-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Tehran over an encrypted messaging app, saying its fighters had struck both locations.

However, the group provided no evidence to back up its claim.

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-40184696

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ATasteOfHoney said:

This is getting to be too much to bear!!!!

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