Iran hangs 2 men in public over Shah Cheragh shrine attack that killed 13
- The pair were hanged at dawn on a street near the shrine in the southern city of Shiraz
- The October 26 attack on the highly revered religious site was claimed by Islamic State group
The October 26 attack on the highly revered Shiite Muslim shrine of Shah Cheragh, which left 13 people dead and 30 wounded, was claimed by the Sunni Muslim extremist Islamic State group.
“The death sentences of two of the perpetrators of the Shah Cheragh terrorist attack were carried out in public this morning,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.
The pair were hanged at dawn on a street near the shrine in Shiraz, the capital of Fars province, the official news agency IRNA reported.
They were identified as Mohammad Ramez Rashidi and Naeem Hashem Qatali, Mizan said, without elaborating.
In March, an Iranian court had sentenced the two men to death after they were convicted of “corruption on earth, armed rebellion and acting against national security”.