Attack on Iran Parliament: Seven killed
At least seven persons were killed in twin attacks on Iran’s Parliament building and the mausoleum of former supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini here on Wednesday, officials said.
Four gunmen forced themselves into the Parliament during a session and started shooting at security guards and visitors, killing at least seven guards and wounding several others, Efe news reported.
Iranian news agency Tasnim reported that four persons had been taken hostage by gunmen in the Parliament building’s upper floors.
According to Fars news agency, there were guards and civilians among the wounded.
The Parliament building closed its doors and neither the deputies nor the journalists gathered there were allowed to leave.
