1 dead, others injured after gunfire at Iranian parliament, Khomeini mausoleum – state media

Shooting has been reported in the Iranian parliament, according to local news agencies, adding that at least one guard has been killed and a number of people injured. In a separate incident, gunmen opened fire at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran.

The attacker opened fire at the guards inside the parliament, then escaped the building and is now on the run, FARS news agency reported.

Shooting Reported at #Iran 's Parliament Hallwayhttps://t.co/vn3uao9Y3q pic.twitter.com/jjRU3OQGuL

— Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) June 7, 2017

The agency added that two civilians and a guard from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were injured in the shooting.

The wounded guard succumbed to his injuries, Tasnim and Fars news agencies later reported, citing lawmakers and members of parliament.

A male assailant was arrested while on the run at the parliament's hallway, Akbar Ranjbarzadeh, a senior member of the parliament's Presiding Board told Farsnews.

In the meantime, Elyas Hazrati, a senior MP, told the agency that there were at least three attackers who carried two Kalashnikov rifles and a handgun.

However, Fars cited some members of parliament who claimed that shooting continues in the building.

“Clashes still continue at the parliament building,” one MP said. That has not been confirmed by other media outlets.

A Tasnim reporter at the parliament says the lawmakers have been locked in the building’s hall.