Shooting incidents at Iranian parliament and shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran reports
epa06014089 (FILE) – Thousands of Iranian worshippers attend the ceremonies marking the 15th death anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (poster R, at L a poster of Khomeini’s successor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei), the late founder of the Islamic republic, at the Ayatollah’s mausoleum in south Teheran, Iran, 03 June 2004 (reissued 07 June 2017). According to media reports, armed men opened fire at the Iranian parliament and at the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital Tehran on 07 June 2017. A shooting and a suicide bombing inside Khomeini’s mausoleum left at least four injured and one dead, according to local media. At least one person was reportedly injured after at least one gunmen opened fire inside the parliament, local media reported. It is unclear whether both incidents are still ongoing. One of the gunmen was said to have been apprehended. EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh
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