At least 15 people were killed and 10 others were injured, after three gunmen opened fire at worshipers in a Shia pilgrimage site in Iran's city of Shiraz, state media reported on Wednesday, describing the incident as a “terrorist attack.”
The incident took place in the Shahcheragh shrine in Shiraz at around 5:45 p.m. local time, state news agency IRNA reported.
Two of the attackers have been arrested and efforts are underway to arrest the third one, IRNA said. The two arrested attackers are not Iranian, the semi-official Fars news agency said. It did not specify their nationalities.
Citing an unnamed security source, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said the attackers were “Takfiri” – a reference to Sunni extremists – who carried out the attack by taking advantage of the ongoing unrest in the country.
Anti-government protests sparked by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini have rocked Iran since September 16.
Over 200 protesters have been killed and thousands have been arrested, according to rights groups.
At least 15 dead as gunmen open fire at worshipers in Iran’s Shiraz: State media
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