2017 Tehran attacks

2017 Tehran attacks
Part of terrorism in Iran, ISIL terrorism, spillover of the Syrian civil war
Location	Islamic Consultative Assembly and Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, both in Tehran, Iran
Date	7 June 2017 (2017-06-07) 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]
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[2]
Assailants	Abu-Jahad Serias Sadeqi Ghayom Fatemi Fereydoun Ramin Ahmadi[3]
No. of participants	5

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.^[4][5][6] ISIL claimed responsibility for both attacks. The attacks were the first terrorist attacks in Tehran in more than a decade,^[7] and the first major attack in the country since the 2010 Zahedan bombings.^[8]

References

1. "Iran attacks: 'IS' hits Parliament and Khomeini mausoleum". BBC. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
2. "Iran attackers fought for Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: ministry". Reuters. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
3. "وزارت اطلاعات/هویت عناصر تروریستی حوادث دیروز تهران". vaja.ir. Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
4. Erdbrink, Thomas (7 June 2017). "Islamic State Claims Deadly Iran Attacks on Parliament and Khomeini Tomb". The New York Times.
5. "Shootings reported at Iranian parliament and Khomeini shrine". The Guardian. France-Presse Agence. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
6. "Iran shootings: Parliament and shrine attacked". BBC. 7 June 2017.
7. Cumming, Jason; Abdelkader, Rima. "Iran Parliament, Khomeini's Mausoleum Attacked; ISIS Claims Responsibility". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
8. "Iran attacks: Twin assaults on parliament and shrine rock Tehran". CNN. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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