The attack was carried out by the Islamic State extremist group
President of Kazahstan Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV with deep sorrow received the news of multiple casualties as a result of the terrorist attack on the Shahcheragh Shrine in the southern city of Shiraz, Iran, Kazinform cites Akorda.
"At this difficult moment, sharing the bitterness of the loss I express on behalf of the people of Kazakhstan and personally s incere condolences to You and family members and close ones of those killed as well as the entire Iranian people. I wish a speedy recovery to those injured", - reads the letter.
The extremist group Islamic State has claimed an attack recorded this Wednesday against a Shiite Muslim religious temple in Iran, where around 15 people died, a fact that has heightened tensions in a country that is going through a fierce wave of protests.
Iranian authorities have said that they had arrested a gunman for attacking Shah Cheragh shrine, in the city of Shiraz. State media blamed “takfiri terrorists”, a term Tehran uses to refer to Sunni extremist groups such as the Islamic State.
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