Irans parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader, ayatollah khomeini, leaving 12 people dead and many more injured. The Group Calling itself Islamic State said it was responsible for one of the worst Terror Attacks iran has suffered in decades. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. Gunfire. Four gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, have burst in, armed with grenades and explosive vests. Security forces surround the parliamentary complex, as those inside, including children, try to escape. Incredibly, as the attack continues, some mps in the chamber carry on with their parliamentary business. The group that calls itself Islamic State claims the gunmen are theirs. Is is fighting iranian backed militias in syria and iraq, but this is the first time the sunni jihadis have struck in the heart of shia iran. As the attack progresses, is posts a video supposedly from inside. One gunman says, hold on, in english, another shouts in arabic, were staying forever. Afte
Irans parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader, ayatollah khomeini, leaving 12 people dead and many more injured. The Group Calling itself Islamic State said it was responsible for one of the worst Terror Attacks iran has suffered in decades. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. Gunfire. Four gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, have burst in, armed with grenades and explosive vests. Security forces surround the parliamentary complex, as those inside, including children, try to escape. Incredibly, as the attack continues, some mps in the chamber carry on with their parliamentary business. The group that calls itself Islamic State claims the gunmen are theirs. Is is fighting iranian backed militias in syria and iraq, but this is the first time the sunni jihadis have struck in the heart of shia iran. As the attack progresses, is posts a video supposedly from inside. One gunman says, hold on, in english, another shouts in arabic, were staying forever. Afte
Where President Trump is under new pressure over the sacking of james comey. The former fbi director will give evidence to senators on thursday about whether he was pressured to drop an inquiry into links between a senior white house official and russia. Ahead of that hearing, Written Testimony has been released from mr comey. In it, he says he believes the President Trump asked him to drop the investigation into general Michael Flynn. Here are the key lines from james comeys statement. Our washington correspondent david willis says mr comeys evidence is eagerly anticipated. They are saying that this could be Bigger Box Office as far as capital hill is concerned and the Clinton Impeachment and indeed, watergate. We had this Opening Statement released on the Senate Intelligence Committee Website revealing, amongst other things, that President Trump called for this pledge of loyalty for the man he later sacked, james comey, and he called for the investigation into Michael Flynn drop. Wha