Iran indicts 11 terrorist elements involved in Shah Cheragh 2023 deadly attack

The terrorists behind last year’s deadly attack on the Shah Cheragh holy shrine in Iran’s southern province of Fars have been indicted in a court in Shiraz, according to a provincial official.

News ID: 5350

Date: 03 November 2024 - 11:27

TABNAK, Nov, 03 : The judicial procedures are carried out in line with countering terrorism in the country, the Head of the Justice Department of Iran’s southern province of Fars Sadrollah Rajainasab told reporters on Sunday.

The accused individuals have been known as the main elements of the terrorist group Daesh in Iran, the official said, adding, the terrorists were arrested and handed over to the judiciary last year.

On August 26, 2023, Iran’s Judiciary brought criminal indictments against the three main terrorists involved in August 13 deadly terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz.

Two people were killed and eight others injured in an armed terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine on August 13, for which ISIL later claimed responsibility.

The Shah Cheragh shrine was the scene of a similar attack by armed terrorists on October 26, 2022, when an armed terrorist barged into the shrine, killing 15 pilgrims, including women and children, and injuring dozens more before he was shot and injured by security forces.

Located in the province of Fars, Shah Cheragh is considered as one of the most important holy shrines for Muslims.