Iranian Court Sentences 2 to Death Over Deadly Shrine Attack

Iranian Court Sentences 2 to Death Over Deadly Shrine Attack
Iranian security forces deploy following an armed attack at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in the city of Shiraz on Oct. 26, 2022. Mohammadreza Dehdari/ISNA News Agency/AFP via Getty Images
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DUBAI—An Iranian court has handed out death sentences to two men over an attack on a Shi'ite shrine in Iran that killed 15 people in October and was claimed by the ISIS terrorist group, the state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Fars Province judiciary head Kazem Mousavi said the two men had been found guilty of charges including “spreading corruption on earth” and acting against national security, IRNA reported, adding that the sentences can be appealed.