An Iranian court has sentenced two men to death over an attack on a Shiite shrine in Iran that killed 15 people in October and was claimed by the Islamic State militant group, the IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Fars provincial judiciary chief Kazem Mousavi said the two men were found guilty of charges such as “spreading corruption on Earth” and actions against national security, IRNA reported, adding the sentences could be appealed.
Security camera footage broadcast on state TV shows the attacker entering the famous shrine of Shāh Chérāgh in the southern city of Shiraz after hiding an assault rifle in a bag and firing as worshipers tried to flee and hide. in the corridors.
The gunman, identified as a citizen of Tajikistan, later died in a hospital from injuries sustained during the attack.
The two men sentenced to death said during their trial that they had been in contact with the Islamic State in neighboring Afghanistan and helped organize the attack, according to Iranian media.
Three other men received prison sentences ranging from five to 25 years at their trials, Mousavi said, adding that several more “Daesh (Islamic State) suspects related to this case” are awaiting trial.
The Islamic State, which once posed a security threat across the Middle East, has claimed responsibility for previous violence in Iran, including the two deadly 2017 attacks on parliament and the tomb of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Source: Terra
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