2017 Tehran attacks
On 7 June 2017, two attacks were simultaneously carried out against the Iranian parliament and the Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, leaving 12 people dead and 42 wounded.[3][4][5] ISIL claimed responsibility for both attacks. The attacks were the first terrorist attacks in Tehran in more than a decade,[6] and the first major attack in the country since the 2010 Zahedan bombings.[7]
| 2017 Tehran attacks | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Islamic Consultative Assembly and Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran |
| Date | 7 June 2017 10:50–14:14 IRDT (UTC+04:30) |
| Attack type | Suicide bombing, mass shooting, hostage-taking |
| Deaths | 23 (18 victims, 5 attackers) |
| Injured | 52[1] |
| Perpetrator(s) |  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2] |
2017 Tehran Attacks Media
President Hassan Rouhani provides a tribute to the victims during the 9 June 2017 funeral.
References
- ↑ "Iran attacks: 'IS' hits Parliament and Khomeini mausoleum". BBC. 7 June 2017. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40184641. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ Iran attackers fought for Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: ministry. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-security-idUSKBN18Z1H2. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ Erdbrink, Thomas (7 June 2017). "Islamic State Claims Deadly Iran Attacks on Parliament and Khomeini Tomb". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/world/middleeast/iran-parliament-attack-khomeini-mausoleum.html.
- ↑ "Shootings reported at Iranian parliament and Khomeini shrine". The Guardian. 7 June 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/07/shootings-iranian-parliament-khomeini-shrine. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Iran shootings: Parliament and shrine attacked". BBC. 7 June 2017. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-40184696.
- ↑ Cumming, Jason; Abdelkader, Rima. Iran Parliament, Khomeini’s Mausoleum Attacked; ISIS Claims Responsibility. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-s-parliament-reportedly-attacked-gunmen-lawmakers-lockdown-n769086. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ Iran attacks: Twin assaults on parliament and shrine rock Tehran. CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/07/middleeast/iran-parliament-shooting/. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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