Ten foreigners arrested over Shiraz terrorist attack
In the wake of the Sunday evening armed terrorist attack on a Shia shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz, 10 suspects were arrested by local authorities, all of whom were citizens of other countries.
The Chief Justice of Iran’s Fars Province, Kazem Mousavi, told Tasnim news agency that while all suspects are being interrogated, the main suspect, who was captured by the shrine’s staff and security personnel shortly after shots were fired on civilians, is a Tajikistani national.
As a result of the shooting spree at Shah Cheragh Shrine, at least one person was killed and nine others were injured, the conditions of two of whom have been reported as critical. The Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the deadly assault.
Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz was the scene of a similar attack by armed terrorists on October 26, 2022.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi urged the Ministry of Intelligence and other agencies responsible for the country’s intelligence, security, law enforcement, and justice to quickly and accurately identify the hands behind this heinous crime and bring them to justice.
“The enemies of dear Iran, desperate and unable to confront the strong will of the great nation of Iran, showed their ugly face by committing another bloody crime,” Raeisi maintained in an official statement.
While global condemnations continue to pour in over the terrorist attack on Sunday, Tehran has censured international organizations and so-called rights advocates for remaining silent.
Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi on Monday said that “silence promotes such terrorist acts,” Press TV reported.
The Russian Embassy in Tehran strongly denounced the terror attack in a Monday statement, reaffirming its readiness to further increase cooperation with Iran in the fight against terrorism.
Iraqi Shia cleric and head of the National Wisdom Movement, Ammar Hakim, also censured the criminal act by the Daesh-linked terrorists.