At least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured in a terrorist attack at the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz. Two children were among the victims. Iranian security forces have arrested two of the suspected attackers, and a manhunt is underway to capture a third. The terror group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, releasing a statement through its affiliated Amaq news agency that said one of its members had ‘targeted groups of Sunni refusal infidels inside the shrine with his Kalashnikov machine gun, causing the death of tens of them.’ The attack happened on the same day that clashes broke out throughout Iran and thousands of people came to the burial site of Kurdish Mahsa Amini to mark 40 days since her death. Iranian news ISNA said it’s unclear if the attack was related to the protests.
Iran: 15 killed, 40 injured by ISIS
Written by Super User 28 Oct 2022Additional Info
- Pray: for terrorism, violence and unrest stalking Iranian communities to be replaced with peaceful neighbourhoods, human rights being honoured and religious freedom. (1 Peter 5:10)
- More: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/26/middleeast/iran-terror-attack-intl/index.html
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