IS terrorists attack Iran’s parliament

SUICIDE bombers and gunmen attacked Iran’s parliament and the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran yesterday, killing at least 12 people and injuring around 40 others.

Images appeared to show a small boy being lowered to safety from a window after gunmen burst through the main entrance to the government building.

Islamic State claimed responsibility and released a video purporting to show gunmen inside the building and one body, apparently dead, on the floor.

But Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps blamed regional rival Saudi Arabia for the attacks, ramping up tensions in the already charged Middle East.

The four attackers were dressed as women and one detonated a suicide vest, a deputy interior minister said.

All the attackers were reportedly killed. A witness said: “I was inside the parliament when shooting happened. Everyone was shocked and scared. I saw two men shooting randomly.”

Another bomber detonated a suicide vest south of the city near the shrine of the Republic’s founder, Khomeini. A second attacker was shot dead.

An official said: “The terrorists had explosives strapped to them and suddenly entered the shrine and started to shoot.” A third group said to be planning an attack were also held.

President Hassan Rouhani said the attacks would make Iran “more determined” to fight regional terrorism.