The 12th-century shrine, which houses the grave of a revered Shia scholar, is a popular destination for local and foreign tourists in the southern Fars province
The attack took place during the evening prayers, with two heavily-armed assailants opening indiscriminate fire at the entrance of the Shah Cheragh shrine. Photo: AP
Earlier in the day, Iran’s state media cited officials as saying that four suspects had been arrested. Both provincial officials and the shrine officials confirmed one death in the incident. Earlier, local media, including state and semi-state news agencies, had put the death toll at four. Meanwhile, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Baqar Qalibaf said “fomenting insecurity and disrupting people's daily lives has been a permanent project of enemies.”
The identity of the attacker, who has been arrested, has not been revealed yet, but some local news agencies claimed he is an Afghan national from northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province.
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