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| Shooting in Iranian parliament, at least 3 injured – state media | |
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| Shooting has been reported in the corridors of the Iranian parliament, local news agencies report. At least three people are said to have been injured in the incident. | |
| The attacker opened fire at the guards, then escaped the building and is now on the run, FARS news agency reported. | |
| The agency added that two civilians and a guard from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were injured in the shooting. | |
| 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. |