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Twin attacks in Iran leave 12 people dead (video)

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17.05  Twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum in the capital, Tehran, have killed at least 12 people and injured about 39. The assault on the parliament building appears to be over, after hours of intermittent, audible gunfire there. A suicide bomber died at the mausoleum. Iranian officials say they managed to foil a third attack. The so-called Islamic State group (IS) has claimed it carried out the attacks, which would be a first in Iran. IS later posted a video which showed what it claimed was footage from inside the parliament building. 1230 11.50 Armed men have opened fire at the Iranian parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital, Tehran, BBC reports citing Iranian media. At least one gunman fired shots inside parliament, wounding a guard, news agencies said. There are conflicting reports of other people hurt. An attack at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the modern republic, has caused several injuries. Fars news agency says three armed men raided the shrine in southern Tehran, wounding at least two. A witness told Reuters news agency that the incident at parliament was over. Security forces had massed inside and outside the building, the witness said. Iran's IRIB news agency quoted an MP as saying there were a number of attackers at the parliament building, armed with AK-47 rifles. "There were three attackers armed with two Kalashnikov rifles and one colt pistol," MP Elyas Hazrati was quoted as saying. The news agency said two security guards were injured. The attack at the mausoleum, several kilometres to the south, happened at the same time and appeared to be co-ordinated, reports said. A state of emergency was declared in the countryin the morning. 1087     170607101916-06-iran-blast-0607-restricted-exlarge-169