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Death Toll In Tehran Attack Rises; Iranian Official Calls U.S. Response 'Repugnant'

At least 17 people have died in Wednesday's twin terrorist attacks. President Trump expressed condolences but said "states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote."
Men in military uniform stand at a window in the Iranian parliament building following an attack on Wednesday in Tehran, Iran. More than a dozen people were killed and many more wounded during twin gun and suicide bomb attacks in Iran's capital. / Majid Saeedi / Getty Images

A day after the twin terrorist attacks in Tehran, Iranian state media said the death toll has risen to 17 and Iran's foreign minister denounced the official White House response as "repugnant."

Iran's Intelligence Ministry also identified five extremists who attacked the Parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah

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