Shooting Inside Iran Parliament, Security Guard Injured 

Tehran: At least three armed assailants opened fire inside the Iranian parliament on Wednesday, wounding several people, state media reported.

There were mixed reports, with some local news agencies reporting there was a single shooter inside the Tehran parliamentary complex and others saying there were three men armed with rifles and a pistol.

News agencies ISNA and Fars said three people had been shot, including a security guard.

On the other hand, there was also an attack on the shrine of Imam Khomeini, a Muslim religious leader; injuries have also been reported. However, it is not clear whether both the attacks are connected.

Earlier, reports had suggested one person entered Iranian parliament and had started shooting at the guards. "He shot one of the guards in the leg and ran away," said agencies.

Other reports also had suggested that few might be held hostage.

A guard was hit in the leg and two members of the public were also injured, the Fars news agency reported.

The two civilians were said to be members of different constituencies who had come to visit their deputies.

The male assailant escaped the building but was captured as he was on the run, the agency reports.

However, a senior MP, Elyas Hazrati, said three assailants had attacked parliament, carrying two Kalashnikov rifles and a handgun.

A witness told Reuters security forces had massed inside and outside parliament, and that the incident was now over.

The identity and motivation of the attacker was still unclear, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reports.

More details are awaited.