Iran executes two men in public for attack on Shiraz shrine

Iran publicly hanged two men on Saturday for an attack last year on a shrine in the southern city of shiraz which caused 13 deaths, said Mizan Online, the website of the judiciary.

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The two men were hanged at dawn on a street in shirazaccording to this source.

The October 26, 2022 attack on the Shiite Muslim shrine of Shah Cheragh killed 13 people and injured 30, and was claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group (IE).

“The death sentence of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Shah Cheragh took place in public this morningsaid Mizan Online.

According to the official news agency irnathe executions took place near the shrine, a major Shiite pilgrimage site in Iran.

Mizan Online identified the two executed men as Mohammad Ramez Rashidi and Naeem Hashem Qatali.

Iran previously said that foreigners participated in the attack, including afghansbut the nationalities of the executed men were not immediately revealed.

According to Mizanone of the executed men, Rashidihad confessed to having collaborated with the IE to carry out the attack.

In March, an Iranian court sentenced both men on death row for “earthly corruption, armed rebellion and act against national security.

They were also found guilty of belonging to the IE and of “conspiracy against the security of the country”.

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Directly involved in the attack

Kazem Mousavihead of the judicial authority of the Fars province, where Shiraz is located, said then that they were directly involved in the armament, supply and logistics together with the main perpetrator of the attack, identified as Hamed Badakhshanin his 30s, who died from injuries sustained during his arrest.

Three other defendants were sentenced to 5, 15 and 25 years in prison for being members of IS, it added.

In November, authorities said that 26 “takfiri terrorists” from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan They were arrested in connection with the attack.

In Iran, a Shiite-majority country, the term takfiri generally refers to jihadists or supporters of radical Sunni Islam.

The attack on the shrine came more than a month after protests broke out across Iran over the death of Mahsa Aminia 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, after her arrest in Tehran for allegedly violating the dress code imposed on women in the country.

In October, the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisiblamed the “riots” – a term used by the authorities to refer to the protests – for paving the way for “terrorist” attacks.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for its first attack in Iran in 2017, when gunmen and kamikazes attacked Tehran’s parliament building and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, killing 17 and injuring 17 people. to dozens.

Public executions are relatively rare in Iran, as almost all hangings take place in prisons.

Iran executes more people annually than any other country except China, according to human rights groups including Amnesty International.

Source: Elcomercio

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