Tajik Man Sentenced to Death for Terrorist Attack on Iranian Shrine

The main suspect in the terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz, Iran, has been sentenced to death for waging war against God and armed revolt against the Islamic Republic. The prime suspect, Rahmatollah Nowruzof from Tajikistan, carried out a shooting spree in the shrine, killing two people and injuring seven. Two of his accomplices were previously executed, and the court has given the accused 20 days to appeal the sentences. The attack was the second in less than a year on the shrine, with a total of 196 non-Iranian terrorists arrested or killed between the two incidents.