Gunmen attack Iran parliament and mausoleum, killing at least one


  • World
  • Wednesday, 07 Jun 2017

LONDON: Armed men launched two attacks in Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing a guard at the parliament and wounding several people at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in southern Tehran, state media reported.

Lawmaker Elias Hazrati said three assailants, one with a pistol and two with AK-47 assault rifles, raided parliament, according the state television website.

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