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October 27, 2022

15 Killed, 40 Wounded at Iranian Holy Site in Attack Claimed by Islamic State
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In Iran, a mass shooting at a Shia shrine in the southern city of Shiraz
killed 15 people and injured another 40 on Wednesday. The Islamic State
has claimed responsibility for the attack. This is a survivor of the
massacre.

Survivor: "They chased me, and I was shot in the back and three people
died next to me. When they attacked and started shooting, I lay down on
the floor and they thought I was dead. They killed three people near me
but I managed to escape with my life."

The deadly attack came as massive protests rocked Tehran and other parts
of Iran Wednesday, as people marked 40 days since the death of
22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Also on Wednesday, the Biden administration imposed sanctions on 14
Iranian officials over the regime's "brutal suppression" of protests.


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