The attack took place in Shiraz. Tensions in Iran are still very high since the death of Masha Amini and the large protest movement that rocked the country.
At least 15 people were killed and 10 others wounded in an attack on a Shiite shrine in Shiraz, Shah Cheragh, in southern Iran on Wednesday, Iran’s Irna News Agency reports.
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The agency said the three attackers, who opened fire on worshipers and security forces from a car, were “takfiri terrorists,” the term used for fighters from Sunni extremist groups like Islamic State. Two of them were arrested, the third is still being sought, the police said.
According to another Iranian outlet, Nour, they are not Iranian nationals. This attack on the Shah Tcheragh shrine in Shiraz took place while numerous demonstrations were being organized in Iran to mark the fortieth anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, at the origin of the protest movement that is rocking Iran.