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Shooting inside Iranian Parliament, at least one injured

India Blooms News Service | | Jun 07, 2017, at 06:18 pm

#Shooting #IranParliament #AyatollahKhomeiniShrine #GuardWounded

Tehran, June 7 (IBNS) : Armed men opened fire inside the Iranian parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran on Wednesday, BBC reported.

At least one gunman fired shots inside parliament, wounding a guard, the reports said quoting local news agencies.

There are conflicting reports on the number of attackers and those injured.

There are also reports of a shooting at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the modern state.

Further details awaited.

Image: Wikimedia Commons

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