According to foreign media reports, the Iranian parliament building in the Iranian capital of Tehran and the south of Tehran outside the mausoleum of the late Supreme Leader Khomeini 7 separate attacks. Local media quoted the head of Iran's emergency services as saying that the two incidents have now left at least 12 people dead and 39 injured.
Lang state television, citing parliamentarian Ranjbarzadeh, reported that four armed men broke into the Iranian parliament building that morning and opened fire, and one of the attackers also detonated an explosive device on the fourth floor of the parliament building.
Shooting also occurred on the same day outside the mausoleum of Iran's late Supreme Leader Khomeini, south of Tehran. A militant also detonated an explosive device in front of a bank outside Khomeini's mausoleum, according to Iran's Islamic **** and State News Agency.
Six attackers were also killed, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency. There were reports that the extremist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
After the two attacks, Tehran's security committee quickly convened an emergency meeting to respond. In addition, Iran's Interior Ministry announced that the government had captured another group in Tehran that was attempting to carry out a terrorist attack.