Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps secure the area outside the Iranian parliament during an attack on the complex in Tehran on June 7.

Live Blog: Iran Reacts As Parliament, Khomeini Shrine Attacked (CLOSED)

June 07, 2017 09:14 CET

-- 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)

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A large crowd outside the parliament. These kind of attacks have been extremely rare in Iran in recent years.

11:16 7.6.2017

Iranian news agencies have posted a graphic picture of a body part, appears to be his head, of one of the attackers at the Khomeini shrine. We will not share it here.

11:09 7.6.2017

This just in via Reuters: ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK AT IRANIAN PARLIAMENT AND KHOMEINI'S SHRINE- GROUP'S NEWS AGENCY

11:07 7.6.2017

Health ministry says injured have been transferred to five hospitals.

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Another video from around the parliament:

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ISNA reports that the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Mohammad Ali Jafari has joined lawmakers in the parliament building.

10:58 7.6.2017

Health ministry official tells IRNA news agency that 35 injured in the shootings have been transferred to a hospital. One of the injured died.

10:54 7.6.2017

Picture of snipers around the parliament's building:

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Pictures of some of the injured:

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Live Blog: Iran Reacts As Parliament, Khomeini Shrine Attacked (CLOSED)