8 Foreign Nationals Detained in Iran After 2nd Attack on Religious Shrine

Tehran blames foreign nationals for a deadly attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz. The same site was targeted last year by the ISIS terrorist group.

Iranian security forces deploy following an armed attack at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in Shiraz, Iran, on Oct. 26, 2022. Mohammadreza Dehdari/ISNA News Agency/AFP via Getty Images

Iranian authorities have detained eight foreign nationals in connection with a deadly attack on a religious shrine in the country’s Fars province, local media reported on Aug. 14.

One day earlier, a gunman opened fire on the Shah Cheragh shrine in the city of Shiraz, killing one person and injuring 10 others before being arrested by police.