Iran Parliament Speaker Pays Tribute to Martyrs of 2017 Terrorist Attack
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf paid tribute to those martyred in a terrorist attack on the Parliament four years ago.
Speaking at an open session of the Parliament on Tuesday, he expressed condolences to the families of the martyrs and noted that a commemoration ceremony will be held at the Parliament tomorrow.
On June 7, 2017, terrorists launched simultaneous attacks on Iran’s parliament building and on the mausoleum of late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in Tehran.
The Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed 17 people and wounded more than 40.
Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Mehdi Taqavi, the former managing director of the International Quran News Agency (IQNA), was among those martyred in the attack on the Parliament.
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