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Suicide bombing at tomb of Iran’s Khomeini: media

The shrine of Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini at Khomeini’s mausoleum in Tehran, Iran. /Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the tomb of Iranian revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini in southern Tehran on Wednesday, news agency ISNA reported.

The agency reported one person killed but it was unclear if that meant the suicide bomber.

The ILNA news agency said five people had been injured by shooting at the mausoleum.
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