Terror in Tehran: Gunman storm Iranian Parliament, explosion at metro station and suicide bombing at mausoleum
 The Iranian capital of Tehran has been hit by what is believed to be a co-ordinated terror attack as three shooting incidents unfold across the city. MPs inside the Iranian Parliament building are believed to have been taken hostage, while gunmen also targeted a metro station and mausoleum Initial reports from local news agencies say one person has been killed, possibly a guard of a parliament building. Dozens more are believed to have been injured. Iranian news agencies, Fars and Meher, claim: "A person entered Iranian Parliament today and started shooting at the guards. "He shot one of the guards in the leg and ran away."The Iranian capital of Tehran has been hit by what is believed to be a co-ordinated terror attack as three shooting incidents unfold across the city. MPs inside the Iranian Parliament building are believed to have been taken hostage, while gunmen also targeted a metro station and mausoleum Initial reports from local news agencies say one person has been killed, possibly a guard of a parliament building. Dozens more are believed to have been injured. Iranian news agencies, Fars and Meher, claim: "A person entered Iranian Parliament today and started shooting at the guards. "He shot one of the guards in the leg and ran away."It is believed an explosive vest was also found in the holy mausoleum, but has now been neautralised. The mausoleum is located several kilometres to the south of parliament, but happened at the same time and is believed to have been co-ordinated. The identity and the motivation of all assailants is still unclear. A witness told Reuters that security forces had massed inside and outside parliament. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. |
