Security responds to Tehran incidentpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Security and ambulances at Iran's parliament
Summary
Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Ayatollah Khomeini's shrine and parliament in Iranian capital
12 people have been killed, officials say, and dozens more injured
A suicide bomber died at the mausoleum. Four attackers inside parliament were reportedly killed
So-called Islamic State claims it carried out attacks, without providing any evidence
Security responds to Tehran incidentpublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Media caption, One suicide bomber stopped, state media claimspublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
State media outlet IRNA confirms that one of the attackers at the parliament building detonated a suicide belt.
The agency also said that another "suicide assailant" was killed before detonating their device.
Crowds gather around parliamentpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Despite the sound of gunfire, a substantial crowd has gathered at a police cordon near the parliament building, according to local press.
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End of twitter postIranian MPs vacate parliament buildingpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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News from around the globeIranian MPs have left the hall of parliament in co-ordination with security forces amid an attack by gunmen, Iran's Young Journalists Club (YJC) reported.
Security forces are trying to detain the remaining attackers who stormed the Majlis (parliament) earlier today and are thought to be located on different floors of the building.
There have been reports of hostages being taken.
A plenary session of the Majlis had continued for quite a while after the initial reports of the attack.
Snipers take up position near parliamentpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Iran's Press TV tweets:
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End of twitter postIS claims reponsibility for attackspublished at 10:14 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
So-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Tehran over an encrypted messaging app, saying its fighters had struck both locations.
However, the group provided no evidence to back up its claim.
House floor right now - smiles all aroundpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Amid the ongoing situation, Iranian lawmakers posted smiling selfies to Instagram to show that they are going about their business as normal.
However, some were later taken down as the situation developed.
This post was updated to reflect the absence of two Instagram posts which have been removed.
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End of twitter postSecond suicide bombing at mausoleumpublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
BreakingIranian state television and the Fars news agency are both reporting a second suicide bombing at the mausoleum.
Photo: Child lowered from parliament windowpublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Fars news agency tweets a photo, apparently showing a child being lowered to safety from a window of the parliament building:
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End of twitter postAnti-terror special forces sent to parliamentpublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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News from around the globeIran’s Anti-Terror Special Forces have been sent to parliament following shootings in the building, says Tasnim news agency.
Security forces are in the northern part of the building and gunfire between them and the attackers is continuing, it says.
First agency pictures appearpublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Images released by Reuters show onlookers gathered near the parliament building in central Tehran, with a heavy police presence.
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Image source, ReutersSuicide bomb reported at parliamentpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
BreakingReuters news agency, citing state broadcaster IRIB, is now reporting that an attacker has detonated a suicide bomb at the Iranian parliament building.
Local news agencies are confirming the report, adding that the attacker was on the fourth floor at the time.
Several media outlets had posted video with the sound of gunshots, while the parliament itself claimed business was continuing as normal.
Reports of arrests near mausoleumpublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
There are now reports that "attackers" have been arrested near the mausoleum, where a suicide bomb was apparently detonated.
Some earlier reports had mentioned only one attacker at that location.
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End of twitter postGunshots heard at parliamentpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Iran's Press TV posts a short video to Twitter, in which gunshots can be heard.
However, it is not clear when the video was recorded.
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End of twitter postIranian TV 'downplays' attack with only brief mentionspublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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Image source, IRINNImage caption, IRINN ran footage of parliament operating as normal during its broadcast
Iran's state-run TV channels have made only brief mention of the two gun attacks in the capital.
Rolling news channel IRINN first reported the news with a breaking caption at 06:55 GMT and soon after spoke by phone with an MP, who said the legislature was going about its business despite the commotion.
IRINN gave updates via breaking news captions for about the next half hour.
At 07:41 GMT, it began showing a live picture-in-picture feed from the parliament hall, where a session was in progress.
An accompanying caption made no mention of the attacks.
Channel One (IRTV1) and Channel Two (IRTV2) have not interrupted programming and have not mentioned the incident as of 08:00 GMT.
First attack in Tehran 'in long time'published at 09:16 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
The New York Times bureau chief in Tehran, Thomas Erdbrink, external, gives a bit more context and background to the attack, highlighting the low level of security at Khomeini's shrine. It's worth noting that we do not yet know the identity or motivations of the attackers.
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End of twitter post 3Armed response at parliament buildingpublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Photos circulating online and in local media appear to show an armed response to the situation at the parliament building.
Accounts tweeting the photos claim they were taken in the last few minutes.
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End of twitter postEmergency security meeting called in Tehranpublished at 09:09 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
The interior minister has called for an emergency security meeting to be held in Tehran in the wake of the attacks, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reports.
Parliament session continues as normal, say state mediapublished at 09:05 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Despite reports of the situation continuing at the parliament building, state news agency IRNA says that the public parliamentary session is "under way".
It quotes the parliament's PR director, Mahdi Kiaie, saying security forces and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are controlling the situation.
Iran president's office boosts security amid attackspublished at 09:03 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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News from around the globeThe Iranian president's office has enhanced security measures following the attacks at the parliament building and the Imam Khomeini shrine, Fars news agency reports.
Security measures for checking visitors and vehicles have been enhanced at the site in Tehran, it says.