Twelve Killed in Iran Terror Attack Claimed by ISIS

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has condemned the attack on Tehran. 
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Simultaneous bomb and suicide attacks were carried out in Tehran on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)
Simultaneous bomb and suicide attacks were carried out in Tehran on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)
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At least twelve people were killed and several others injured after armed assailants carried out simultaneous attacks in Iran’s capital, Tehran.

According to reports, four armed men stormed Iran’s heavily-fortified parliament and opened fire, in which one security personnel is said to have been killed.

The second attack was carried out by a suicide bomber outside the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran’s revolutionary leader.

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All four gunmen inside the parliament have been killed. Meanwhile, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said she has spoken to the Iranian Finance Minister on the issue.

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