The moment a bomb was detonated on Wednesday, June 7, at the Ayatollah Khomeini shrine near Tehran, Iran, reportedly is shown in this screengrab from a video. Attackers mounted simultaneous gun and suicide-bomb assaults on the shrine and Iran's parliament building in the capital.
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Police help civilians escape the Iranian parliament building Wednesday during twin attacks.
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An Iranian security forces officer takes a position Wednesday outside the parliament building in Tehran.
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Police on Wednesday storm the parliament building in Tehran.
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Iranian security personnel deploy inside the parliament building Wednesday to protect lawmakers during the attack.
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An armed security officer stands in a window of the parliament building during the attack.
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People gather Wednesday outside the parliament building in Tehran.
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A policeman gestures while officials secure the streets of Tehran as a siege unfolds Wednesday at the parliament building.
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Smoke rises Wednesday from the parliament building in Tehran. Attackers took hostages and detonated at least one suicide bomb. All four attackers were killed by security forces, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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People duck behind shrubs during attacks Wednesday in and near Tehran.
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The covered body of one of the attackers purportedly lies Wednesday at the Ayatollah Khomeini shrine. The image was tweeted by @IranNewspaper.
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Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard secure the area outside the parliament complex in Tehran during an attack Wednesday.
