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ISIS attacks Iran’s seat of power
THE ASIAN AGE
Published : Jun 12, 2017, 2:15 am IST
Updated : Jun 12, 2017, 2:15 am IST
The standoff lasted around five hours before all the gunmen holed up in parliamentary office buildings were killed.
A man hands a child to a security guard from Iran’s Parliament building after a group suicide bombers belonging to ISIS attacked the seat of power in Tehran on Wednesday. (Photo: AP/PTI)
In an event that challenged Iran’s entire political system, ISIS attackers dressed as women stormed Iran’s Parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing 12 people.
Dozens were injured in the attacks, which targeted two of Iran’s most potent symbols: its parliament complex in central Tehran and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
The standoff lasted around five hours before all the gunmen holed up in parliamentary office buildings were killed.
