Death toll rises to 29 at Ahvaz military parade terror attack
Tehran (KNA) - According to the latest reports, death toll has risen to 29, with over 50 injured, in a terrorist attack carried out by armed assailants at a military parade in southwest city of Ahvaz.
Mojtaba Zonnour, a member of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told Tehran-based al-Alam News Network that the number of the martyred of a Sat. terrorist attack at a military parade in Ahvaz has risen to 29, with 57 injured, including women and children.
The death toll is feared to rise due to the severity of the injuries.
The attack has reportedly been carried out from outside of the parade perimeters, from a park overlooking the observation platform.
Officials present at the stand, including the governor general of Khuzestan and governor of Ahvaz, are reported to be unharmed.
Early reports indicate that at least eight armed forces personnel, as well as the bodyguard of Khuzestan's IRGC commander, have been martyred in the attack. A journalist has also been said to be among the casualties.
According to the senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, the attack was carried out by four terrorists, three of whom killed and the other arrested by security forces and the police.
Source: Mehr