Theran: In response to an attack on a shrine in the southern city of Shiraz in October that left over a dozen people dead, Iran hanged two men in broad daylight on Saturday, according to the judiciary.
The Sunni Muslim extremist Daesh group claimed responsibility for the attack on the highly revered Shiite Muslim shrine of Shah Cheragh on October 26 that left 13 people dead and 30 injured.
According to the judiciary's Mizan Online website, two of the Shah Cheragh terrorist attack's perpetrators were given their death sentences in front of the public this morning.
Also Read: IAEA chief in South Korea to allay worries about the Fukushima water dump
The two were executed by hanging at dawn in Shiraz, the provincial capital of Fars, close to the shrine, according to the official news agency IRNA.
Mizan stated without further explanation that they were identified as Mohammad Ramez Rashidi and Naeem Hashem Qatali.
The two men had received a death sentence from an Iranian court in March after being found guilty of "corruption on earth, armed rebellion, and acting against national security."
Also Read: Zelensky travels to an island that represents defiance as the war enters its 500th day
Additional charges against them included being a part of Daesh and "conspiracy against the security of the country."
Chief Justice of the Fars at the time, Kazem Moussavi, claimed that they had a direct hand in the "arming, procurement, logistics, and guidance" of the main offender.
According to him, three additional defendants in the case received prison terms of 5, 15, and 25 years for their affiliation with Daesh.
According to Iranian media, one of the attackers, Hamed Badakhshan, passed away from wounds sustained during his arrest, according to the authorities.
The Islamic Republic reported in November that 26 "takfiri terrorists" from Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and Afghanistan had been detained in relation to the attack.
The term "takfiri" generally refers to militants or supporters of radical Sunni Islam in Iran, which is predominately Shiite.
More than a month had passed since nationwide demonstrations against the death in custody of a young Iranian Kurdish woman sparked the attack on the shrine.
After being detained by Tehran's morality police for allegedly disobeying the nation's dress code for women, Mahsa Amini, 22, passed away.
In 2017, armed men and suicide bombers attacked the Iranian parliament building in Tehran and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the country's founding father, killing 17 people and injuring dozens. This was Daesh's first attack in Iran.
Also Read: France is planning new demonstrations against police brutality
In Iran, hangings are almost exclusively carried out inside prisons; public executions are relatively uncommon.
According to rights organisations like the London-based Amnesty International, Iran executes more people each year than any other country besides China.