Citizen of Tajikistan among suspects in case of Iran terrorist attack

Iran has detained eight suspects related to Sunday’s attack on Shiite Muslim shrine in the southern city of Shiraz, the judiciary said on Monday, adding that all were foreigners.

Report informs via foreign media that one person was killed and ten people were wounded, Iran’s Nournews reported, calling it a “terrorist attack” on the shrine known as Shah Cheragh. Authorities said a man had opened fire at the shrine before being arrested.

The judiciary’s Mizan news agency said the main perpetrator was identified as a citizen of Tajikistan while the nationalities of the other suspects, all foreign nationals, remained unknown.