‘Terrorist’ attack hits Shia shrine in Iran with casualties reported

A Shia shrine in Iran, which suffered a deadly armed attack less than a year ago, was again targeted in a “terrorist” attack on Sunday, state media reported.

Iranian news agencies have offered differing details of the attack at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the city of Shiraz.

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The IRNA news agency initially reported that four people had been killed in the attack. The agency later said that a gunman killed one person and wounded eight others.

Meanwhile, the Tasnim news agency reported that two people were killed and that there were two attackers.

It said that one of the assailants was detained, while the second perpetrator managed to escape, prompting an ongoing pursuit.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ordered the country’s authorities to quickly identify those behind the attack and punish them.

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian condemned the attack in a post on X, writing that “a painful end awaits those who carried out, ordered and supported this crime.”

A gunman targeted the same shrine last October, killing 13 people. ISIS later claimed responsibility for the attack.

Last month, Iran publicly hanged two men in connection with the October attack.

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