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Iran: 1 dead, 8 injured in terrorist attack on shrine in Shiraz

Type of event:
Terrorist/rebel/criminal assault

Victims

1

Wounded

8

Date

August 13, 2023

What happened

At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in an attack on a shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz. Witnesses reported that a gunman began shooting indiscriminately after being confronted. State media initially reported that two attackers were involved – one of the attackers armed with a Kalashnikov was arrested, while the other managed to escape – and that four people had been killed, but later said it was a single man attacker and that one person had been killed. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Where it happened

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