A holy shrine in Iran’s southern metropolis of Shiraz has come beneath a second lethal assault in lower than a 12 months with gunmen breaking into its grounds and opening fireplace.
Particulars have but to be confirmed, however officers and state-linked media mentioned two folks entered the Shah Cheragh shrine by means of its southern gate on Sunday at 7pm (15:30 GMT) and began taking pictures at safety employees and worshippers, killing at the least one particular person and wounding a number of others.
Yadollah Bouali, the provincial commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), instructed state tv one shooter was arrested on the scene with an assault rifle and eight magazines stuffed with ammunition. The second gunman fled the scene.
Movies on-line confirmed folks operating in panic outdoors the shrine and shutting down their retailers. Photos confirmed bullet holes in partitions and eyeglasses and blood on the bottom.
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari joins us dwell from Tehran for the newest updates.
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