Alwaght- Masses across the country have taken to streets to condemn a terrorist attack in Shiraz on Wednesday targeting a holy shrine.
Protesters rallied across Iran, including in the capital Tehran, following Friday prayers. They chanted slogans and held banners calling for bringing those responsible to justice.
15, including a woman and two children, were killed after a heavily-armed terrorist broke into the holy site and opened at civilians.
The police commander of Fars province said the attacker opened indiscriminate fire at pilgrims inside the shrine and was himself wounded and arrested by security officials.
The terrorist was a foreign national, reported Nour News which is affiliated with Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
Shorty later, ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility shortly.
CCTV footage released by local authorities showed the terrorist making his way inside the shrine after hiding an assault rifle in a bag and opening fire at worshipers who tried to flee and hide in corridors.
Condemnations poured in from various countries. Western countries, however, declined to publish condemnations or share their condolences with Iran.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences to the Iranian nation, assuring that the perpetrators of the “outrageous” crime will definitely face punishment.
Top military commanders, including the Chief of General Staff Brigadier General Mohammed Baqeri, vowed a resolute response to the terrorists and those backing them.
For his part, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has also vowed that the Islamic Republic would deliver a “crushing” response to those who were behind the bloodshed, saying, “This vicious act will definitely not go unanswered. The country’s security and law enforcement forces, having identified the root causes of this heinous crime, will deliver a decisive response to its architects and operatives, which will make them regret their act.”
