INTELLIGENCE MINISTRY CONFIRMS BLAST IN IRAN'S PARLIAMENT: FARS
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 7, 2017
Earlier in the day four unknown armed men attacked the Iranian Parliament. The gunmen fired several rounds at the guards protecting the parliament building and wounding several other people.
Clashes still ongoing around Iranian Parliament | #Tehran #TehranUnderAttack #IranParliamentAttack #Majles #Iranshootings #Iran pic.twitter.com/glrwJrvGTa
— Alahednews English (@AlahednewsEn) 7 июня 2017 г.
Unconfirmed Iranian media reported later claimed that seven people have been killed and four held hostage in a shooting inside the parliament complex.
"Unconfirmed reports say seven people martyred in #Iran's parliament shooting spree/4 taken hostage," the Tasnim news service said on its Twitter account.
♦️فیلم #اختصاصی روزآروز از #تیراندازی در #مجلس. pic.twitter.com/laqmJ5a5nW
— روزآروز (@Roozarooznews) 7 июня 2017 г.
According to eyewitnesses, attackers were carrying 2 Kalashnikov rifles and a handgun.
After the shooting, one of the attackers escaped the building, bur he was captured as he was on the run, FarsNews reported citing a ranking member of the parliament.
Good lord, look at these innocent children being rescued. #Iran pic.twitter.com/OSc5DZorwC
— SkinnyCanWrite☇ (@TwoTwoAlys) June 7, 2017
However, according to the latest reports, suspected terrorist holed up inside the Iranian parliament building in central Tehran has blown himself up, Iranian media reported Wednesday.
"A terrorist holed inside #IranParliament Building blows himself up," the Press TV broadcaster said on Twitter.
It later cited a lawmaker as saying that one of the attack perpetrators has been arrested.
The Mehr news service, meanwhile, noted later that an explosion was heard at the parliament building.