Two hanged in Iran for attack on Shia shrine, 13 people were killed

Iran News: Two people have been sentenced to death in Iran. Both had attacked a Shia shrine in October in which at least 13 people lost their lives. Then the responsibility of the attack was taken by the Islamic State. Iranian state media said both were hanged in the early morning in the southern city of Shiraz.

According to the report of Iran’s official news agency IRNA, both of them confessed in the court about their involvement in the attack on the shrine. Both of them had said during the trial that they were in contact with the Islamic State in neighboring Afghanistan. Not only this, he also confessed that he helped organize the attack on the Shah Cheragh temple in Shiraz.

According to the report, while carrying out the incident, an attacker had entered the temple by hiding a rifle in a bag. After which he started firing indiscriminately on the devotees. The assailant then did not even spare the devotees who were trying to escape and hide in the corridors. And found them and shot them. In this incident, the attacker was also seriously injured, who died in the hospital during treatment. The dead gunman was identified as a citizen of Tajikistan.

Iran’s record in execution

According to a report, Iran has year 2023 In the first six months, at least 354 people were hanged. Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said the pace of executions is much higher than in 2022. According to the report, after Mahsa Amini’s death in custody, there were fierce demonstrations in Iran, many were sentenced to death in order to instill fear among the unruly protesters. In such a situation, the cases of hanging have increased in Iran.

According to reports, 206 people have been hanged so far this year for drug-related charges. Which is much more than the execution given for the same time last year.

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