Thousands Attend Funeral of Those Martyred in Terrorist Attack in Tehran
The ceremony was held after Friday prayers with thousands of people as well as families of the martyrs, senior officials and some foreign ambassadors in attendance.
Heads of Iran’s Executive, Legislative and Judiciary Branches, President Hassan Rouhani, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, and Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli-Larijani respectively, as well as government ministers, and Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi-Golpayegani, the head of the office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the funeral.
At least 17 people were killed and more than 50 injured in Tehran on Wednesday, when gunmen attacked Iran’s Parliament and the Mausoleum of the late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini.
Former managing director of the International Quran News Agency (IQNA) and the Iranian Academics’ Quranic Activities Organization Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Mehdi Taqavi was among the martyrs of the attack on the parliament.
The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous assaults.
On Thursday, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry released the names of the five terrorists who were killed after carrying out the deadly attacks in Tehran.
Local police in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah also said two people have been arrested in connection with the double attacks, while over 90 handguns have been discovered during a security operation in Ravansar County.
