Iran Capital Terror Attacks – Seven People Were Killed
At least 12 people have died in twin attacks in Tehran on Wednesday, the head of Iran’s emergency department, Pir-Hossein Kolivand, was quoted as saying by state broadcaster IRIB The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the outrages, which took place in Iran’s parliament and the Ayatollah Khomeini shrine on Wednesday. “Fighters from Islamic state attacked Khomeini’s shrine and the Iranian parliament in Tehran,” the group’s state news agency AMAQ said. The assailants, who were dressed as women, entered parliament’s main gate and opened fire, said Iran’s deputy interior minister Mohammad Hossein Zolfaghari. Four attacker were shot dead while another blew himself up in the legislative building. Lawmaker Elias Hazrati said three assailants, one with a pistol and two with AK-47 assault rifles, raided parliament, according the state television website. ISNA news agency quoted a member of the parliament as saying that all the parliament doors were shut ...