At least 15 dead and 40 injured in a shooting at a mosque in Shiraz, southeastern Iran

At least 15 people were killed and 40 wounded on Wednesday in a shooting attack at a shrine in the southern city of Shiraz. IranIranian official media reported.

The attacker shot at the visitors of the sanctuary Shahcheragh this afternoon, reported the provincial deputy governor, Esmaeil Mohebbipouraccording to the official IRNA agency.

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The shooter was wounded and arrested. IRNA pointed out, although in previous information it stated that the attack was carried out by three people.

The “terrorist” arrived at the sanctuary in a car, upon entering the religious compound He started shooting at the people present and then tried to run away. according to eyewitnesses cited by IRNA.

The agency said the attack is “in the style of takfiri terrorists” (Sunni radicals), while Nour News, an agency close to the Supreme National Security Council, said the attacker is not Iranian.

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Many people visit this shrine on Wednesdays, according to local tradition. The attack occurred during the hours that more visitors have the place.

This event happened in the midst of the protests that have shaken Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini, on September 16, after being arrested three days earlier by the Morality Police for wearing the Islamic veil wrongly. Thousands of people defied the authorities this Wednesday to commemorate the 40 days of her death, a date that ends the mourning of her family.

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The protests are mainly led by young people and women shouting “Woman, live freedom!” They launch slogans against the Government and burn veils, one of the symbols of the Islamic Republic and something unthinkable not long ago.

The strong police repression has caused at least 108 deaths, according to the NGO Iran Human Rights, based in Oslo.

Source: Elcomercio

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