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At least 15 people have been killed in a terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Shiraz, according to state media. Dozens of other people were said to have been injured at Shah Cheragh’s Shia shrine in the southern megacity, state television reported Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses, there was a large contingent of police and security forces around the shrine.

The terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Telegram channel. In Afghanistan, for example, Sunni jihadists repeatedly attack Shia Muslims whom they describe as apostates from Islam and despise them. Such attacks are very unusual in Iran. President Ebrahim Raisi condemned the attack and announced a consistent response, according to the president’s office. (saw/sda/dpa)