New Delhi: India has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Iran.
On the 26th, a terrorist attack was carried out at a place of worship for Shia sect Muslims in the city of Shiraz, Iran. In this, 15 people died. More than 40 people were seriously injured. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi strongly condemned the attack and said that those involved in the attack must be held accountable and that they cannot escape from the security forces.
India strongly condemned the attack. The Ministry of External Affairs of India, which has issued a statement on this, has expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. The attack has reaffirmed that terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security and it is time for the world to unite against all forms of terrorism.
The attack comes amid ongoing Kurdish protests against the Iranian government after Masha Amini was killed for not wearing the proper hijab.
Background: In Iran, hijab is compulsory for girls as young as 9 years old to the elderly. A special police unit called ‘Kast Ershad’ patrols public places to monitor the way women dress. On September 13, a young woman named Masha Amini (22) from Sahis city, Kurdistan province of Iran, went with her family to visit a relative in the capital, Tehran. At that time, the special force police intercepted Masha and accused her of not wearing hijab properly.
Also, they arrested him and took him away in a van. He was brutally assaulted in police custody and suffered severe head injuries and went into a coma. Then Masha Amini died on September 16. Masha’s death has now caused a great protest in Iran. More than 200 people have reportedly died in Iran’s anti-hijab protests.