The crowd followed a vehicle carrying the coffins, draped in the Iranian flag
A large crowd escorted the victims of the attack on the Shiite mausoleum in the city of Shiraz to their final resting place today, chanting slogans against the “riots” – as Iranian authorities call the protests that broke out after the death of Mahsha Amini six weeks ago. in Tehran.
In the attack on Shiraz, which was claimed by the Islamic State, killed at least 15 people. The mausoleum of Shah Serag is the main Shia shrine in southern Iran.
On Thursday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raishi hinted that the attack in Shiraz was linked to protests over the death of Amini, who had been arrested by morality police for flouting a strict dress code. This morning, residents of Shiraz attended the funerals of the victims shouting slogans against the US, Israel and Britain who they said were “behind the riots”.
“Death to America, Israel and the United Kingdom” and “Rebellious people wake up and hate the rioter” were the slogans being heard, according to footage broadcast live on state television.
The crowd followed a vehicle carrying the coffins, draped in the Iranian flag.
During the ceremony, the head of the Revolutionary Guards, General Hossein Salami, called on “the small number of young people who have been misled” by the enemy to put an end to “the unrest”.
“Today is the end of the riots, don’t take to the streets again,” he said.
Salami also accused the Saudi leadership of fomenting “the riots.” “We tell the Al Saud (including the royal family of Saudi Arabia) and the media they control (…) to be careful. You who provoke people and plant the seed of attitude by showing pictures, think a little about what could happen to you,” he warned.
Salami called on the students “not to become pawns of the enemy” because “no one will be allowed to cause unrest in Iran.”
In recent weeks, students of many universities, mainly in Tehran but also in other cities, have been protesting shouting slogans against the government.
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