Daesh claims attack at Iranian parliament, Khomeini’s Mausoleum

By REUTERS
June 07, 2017

CAIRO: Daesh claimed responsibility for attacks on Iran´s parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini´s Mausoleum on Wednesday, the group´s state news agency AMAQ said.

"Fighters from Daesh attacked Khomeini´s Mausoleum and the Iranian parliament in Tehran," the news agency said.

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In another statement the news agency said the attacks on Khomeini´s Mausoleum were carried out by two suicide bombers.

The two attacks happened almost simultaneously and killed up to seven people.

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