Iranian media are reporting two separate shooting incidents at the Iranian parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran.
-- An Iranian official says 12 people have been killed in twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's shrine. The head of Iran's emergency department, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said 39 people were also wounded in the attacks in Tehran, and rescue operations were continuing.
-- The extremist Sunni group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the June 7 attacks in the capital of predominantly Shi'ite Iran, the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency said.
*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Tehran (GMT +4 1/2)
Pictures of IRGC forces outside the parliament:
Police and ambulances rushed to the Iranian parliament in Teheran, after reports that gunmen had opened fire inside the building. Another armed attack took place at the Ayatollah Khomeini mausoleum in the south of the city. (Reuters)
A large crowd outside the parliament. These kind of attacks have been extremely rare in Iran in recent years.
