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On 26 October 2022, at least 15 people were killed in a ] at ] mausoleum in Shiraz, ], Iran.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-27 |title=Fifteen killed in attack on Shia mausoleum in southern Iran |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63405073 |access-date=2022-10-27}}</ref> The three attackers are described by Iranian state media as apparently being ] terrorists. Two attackers have been arrested; the other is at large. Later the same day, ] claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref name="AJ">{{Cite web |title=Attack on Shiraz shrine kills 15: Iranian state media |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/attack-on-shiraz-shrine-kills-15-iranian-state-media |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> The Iranian authorities claimed that the attackers were not Iranian nationals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=agencies |first=Staff and |date=2022-10-26 |title=Iran: gunmen kill at least 15 people at Shia shrine in Shiraz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/26/iran-at-least-15-killed-after-gunmen-attack-shrine-in-shiraz |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Iranian semi official Tasnim news agency claimed that children are among the dead.<ref name=":0" /> However, the ] described the possibility of ISIS responsibility as "very unlikely". Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi blamed the Iranian protests for paving the ground for the attack on the mausoleum.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hafezi |first=Parisa |date=2022-10-27 |title=Islamic State claims Iran shrine attack, Iran vows response |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/riot-police-deploy-iranian-cities-people-gather-aminis-memorial-2022-10-26/ |access-date=2022-10-27}}</ref> Iranian protestors declared this terrorist attack as a conspiracy of the regime to divert public opinion from Iran's nationwide protests.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-10-26 |title=حمله مسلحانه به شاهچراغ؛ منابع رسمی: ۱۵ تن کشته شدند؛ تردید کاربران در صحت روایت حکومتی|url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/shah-cheragh-shiraz-attack/6806270.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Voice of America |language=fa}}</ref> The United Nations have condemned the attack on the religious site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=5288 |date=2022-10-26 |title=UN condemns Shiraz terrorist attack |url=https://en.irna.ir/news/84924535/UN-condemns-Shiraz-terrorist-attack |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=IRNA English |language=en}}</ref> |
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On 26 October 2022, at least 15 people were killed in a ] at ] mausoleum in Shiraz, ], Iran.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-27 |title=Fifteen killed in attack on Shia mausoleum in southern Iran |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63405073 |access-date=2022-10-27}}</ref> The three attackers are described by Iranian state media as apparently being ] terrorists. Two attackers have been arrested; the other is at large. Later the same day, ] claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref name="AJ">{{Cite web |title=Attack on Shiraz shrine kills 15: Iranian state media |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/attack-on-shiraz-shrine-kills-15-iranian-state-media |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> The Iranian authorities claimed that the attackers were not Iranian nationals.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=agencies |first=Staff and |date=2022-10-26 |title=Iran: gunmen kill at least 15 people at Shia shrine in Shiraz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/26/iran-at-least-15-killed-after-gunmen-attack-shrine-in-shiraz |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Iranian semi official Tasnim news agency stated that children are among the dead.<ref name=":0" /> However, the ] described the possibility of ISIS responsibility as "very unlikely". Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi blamed the Iranian protests for paving the ground for the attack on the mausoleum.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hafezi |first=Parisa |date=2022-10-27 |title=Islamic State claims Iran shrine attack, Iran vows response |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/riot-police-deploy-iranian-cities-people-gather-aminis-memorial-2022-10-26/ |access-date=2022-10-27}}</ref> Iranian protestors declared this terrorist attack as a conspiracy of the regime to divert public opinion from Iran's nationwide protests.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-10-26 |title=حمله مسلحانه به شاهچراغ؛ منابع رسمی: ۱۵ تن کشته شدند؛ تردید کاربران در صحت روایت حکومتی|url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/shah-cheragh-shiraz-attack/6806270.html |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=Voice of America |language=fa}}</ref> The United Nations have condemned the attack on the religious site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=5288 |date=2022-10-26 |title=UN condemns Shiraz terrorist attack |url=https://en.irna.ir/news/84924535/UN-condemns-Shiraz-terrorist-attack |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=IRNA English |language=en}}</ref> |
