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Tajik National Behind Deadly Attack On Shah Cheragh Shrine In Iran, Regional Chief Justice Says

The August 13 attack on a Shi'ite shrine in Shiraz, Iran, killed one person and wounded several others.
The August 13 attack on a Shi'ite shrine in Shiraz, Iran, killed one person and wounded several others.

The Chief Justice of Iran's Fars Province, Kazem Mousavi, said on August 14 that a Tajik national was behind a deadly attack on the Shah Cheragh mausoleum that took place a day earlier in the city of Shiraz. According to Mousavi, eight foreigners had been apprehended on suspicion of involvement into the attack on the Shi’ite shrine that killed one person and wounded several others. "The main suspect identified himself as Rahmatullo Noruzov, and he is a Tajik national," Mousavi stressed. Tajik officials have yet to comment on Mousavi's statement. To read the original report by RFE/RL’s Radio Farda, click here.

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