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| Location | Shiraz, Iran |
| Date | October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26) |
| Deaths | 15+ |
| Injured | 40+ |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State claimed responsibility. The full extent to which this claim is true is unclear |
| No. of participants | 3 armed gunmen, two of whom were captured |
On 26 October 2022, at least 15 people were killed in a mass shooting at Shah Cheragh mausoleum in Shiraz, Fars province, Iran. The three attackers are described by Iranian state media as apparently being takfiri terrorists. Two attackers have been arrested; the other is at large. Later the same day, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. The Iranian authorities claimed that the attackers were not Iranian nationals. Iranian semi official Tasnim news agency claimed that children are among the dead. However, the Institute for the Study of War 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. Iranian protestors declared this terrorist attack as a conspiracy of the regime to divert public opinion from Iran's nationwide protests. The United Nations have condemned the attack on the religious site.
See also
- Assassination and terrorism in Iran
- List of terrorist incidents linked to the Islamic State
- Shiraz bombing
References
- "Fifteen killed in attack on Shia mausoleum in southern Iran". BBC News. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- "Attack on Shiraz shrine kills 15: Iranian state media". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ agencies, Staff and (2022-10-26). "Iran: gunmen kill at least 15 people at Shia shrine in Shiraz". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- Hafezi, Parisa (2022-10-27). "Islamic State claims Iran shrine attack, Iran vows response". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- "حمله مسلحانه به شاهچراغ؛ منابع رسمی: ۱۵ تن کشته شدند؛ تردید کاربران در صحت روایت حکومتی". Voice of America (in Persian). 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- 5288 (2022-10-26). "UN condemns Shiraz terrorist attack". IRNA English. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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