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Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps secure the area outside the Iranian parliament during an attack on the complex in Tehran on June 7.
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps secure the area outside the Iranian parliament during an attack on the complex in Tehran on June 7.

Live Blog: Iran Reacts As Parliament, Khomeini Shrine Attacked (CLOSED)

-- An Iranian official says 12 people have been killed in twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's shrine. The head of Iran's emergency department, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said 39 people were also wounded in the attacks in Tehran, and rescue operations were continuing.

-- The extremist Sunni group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the June 7 attacks in the capital of predominantly Shi'ite Iran, the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency said.

*NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Tehran (GMT +4 1/2)

07:49 7.6.2017

Alleged picture of one of the attackers at Khomeini's mausoleum:

07:47 7.6.2017

More images from outside the parliament. There are conflicting reports about the number of dead and injured.

07:43 7.6.2017

Picture said to show one of the attackers in the parliament:

07:42 7.6.2017

There are conflicting reports about the number of attackers in the parliament. A Tehran lawmaker says there were three:

07:39 7.6.2017

Security forces have blocked the streets leading to the parliament:

07:37 7.6.2017

Amid shootings in Tehran, the state controlled television continues its usual programming:

07:35 7.6.2017

07:33 7.6.2017

Sounds of shooting at the Iranian parliament:

07:32 7.6.2017

PressTV says one of the attackers at Khomeini's mausoleum has killed himself by swallowing cyanide:

07:30 7.6.2017

A video from the streets outside the parliament:

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