Imam Reza shrine stabbings

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Imam Reza shrine stabbings
Imam Reza Shrine, Mashhad, Iran
Date5 April 2022 (2022-04-05)
14:16 (IRDT, UTC+04:30)
TargetShia Muslims
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponsKnife
Deaths2
Injured1
PerpetratorAbdullatif Muradi
MotiveAnti-Shi'ism

On 5 April 2022, a

Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran, killing two Shia clerics and wounding a third. The perpetrator, identified as foreign national Abdullatif Moradi, was immediately arrested along with six others accused of assisting him. The victims were active members of non-profit constructing and cultural communities.[1]

Attack

At 14:16 on 5 April 2022, Abdullatif Moradi walked into the shrine and approached three members of the clergy.[2] He stabbed Mohammad Aslani about 20 times, and Aslani died almost instantly after being stabbed. He stabbed two others, who were hospitalized but reportedly in stable condition.[3][4][5][6] However, one of the injured, a cleric identified as Sadegh Daraee, died of his injuries at the Shahid Kamyab Hospital in Mashhad.[7][8]

In a video that showed the aftermath of the incident, Shia pilgrims were seen holding Moradi down, after which the authorities took him in custody.[3] Two clergymen were seen splayed on the gray marbled floor of the shrine, covered in blood, in footage shared on social media.[5] Besides Moradi, six people were arrested afterward; two of those were brothers of Moradi.[3]

The attack took place on the third day of the Ramadan,[9] a holy month that attracts Muslim worshippers to communal prayers at mosques from across country.[5]

Perpetrator

The attacker was Abdullatif Moradi, a 21-year-old ethnic Uzbek from Afghanistan,[10] who illegally crossed into Iran in 2021 across the Iran–Pakistan border, and was living around Mashhad. Moradi was called as a "Takfiri who viewed Shia Muslims as heretics and believed their blood should be spilled".[3] Moradi and his brother worked for a transport company in Mashhad. He lived in Mehrabad district of Mashhad and was reportedly active in social networks under the names of "Abdullatif al-Salafi", "Hassan Moradi", and "Abulaqib al-Mowahid", criticizing Shia Muslims and promoting Takfiri thoughts. His "Abdullatif al-Salafi" alias indicates that he was a Salafi.[2] He was executed by hanging in June 2022.[11]

Funerals

Funeral of Mohammad Aslani

The

Imam Reza" and "Death to America".[12] Afghan immigrants also took part in the funeral. Aslani was buried in Imam Reza shrine, beside the victims of the 1994 Ashura bombing incident in Imam Reza shrine.[13]

The funeral for the second victim, Sadegh Daraee, was also held in Mashhad. He was buried near Mohammad Aslani.[7]

Reactions

  • Sunni scholars from all around Iran also condemned the attack.[15]
  • Zabiullah Mujahid said that the "Taliban condemns this attack on a place of worship and clerics in Iran. This has nothing to do with Afghans or Afghanistan."[16][17] Many Afghans also condemned the attack, and called on Iran and Afghanistan to not let the attack cause divisions between them.[18]
  • Jamiat-e Islami condemned the attack, blaming the "deviant ideas of Takfiri currents" for causing this "tragic event".[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "حضور معنادار مردم در مراسم تشییع پیکر شهید اصلانی/ ‌پیکر شهید رمضان در کنار شهدای انفجار حرم ‌رضوی آرام گرفت + فیلم و تصاویر". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  2. ^ a b "اختصاصی تسنیم/ جزییاتی از هویت ضارب سه روحانی در حرم رضوی(ع)- اخبار استانها تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. ^ a b c d "Three Iranian clerics stabbed, one killed in attack at shrine - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com.
  4. ISSN 0190-8286
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  5. ^ a b c "Iran stabbing attack leaves 1 dead, 2 injured at holy shrine". ABC News.
  6. ^ "ببینید | حمله با چاقو به ۳ روحانی در حرم امام رضا(ع) | دو نفر از روحانیون به شهادت رسیدند + فیلم و عکس". رادار اقتصاد (in Persian). 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. ^ a b "People Hold Funeral For 2nd Cleric Killed In Mashhad Stabbing - Iran Front Page". ifpnews.com. 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  8. ^ "دومین روحانی حادثه حرم رضوی به شهادت رسید". ISNA (in Persian). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  9. ^ "آخرین جزئیات جدید از طلبه‌هایی که در حرم رضوی مورد حمله قرار گرفتند". ایمنا (in Persian). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Taliban Condemn Stabbing Attack at Shiite Site in Iran - Politics news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  11. ^ "Iran hangs extremist accused of murdering Shia clerics". Al Arabiya. 20 June 2022.
  12. ^ "حضور معنادار مردم در مراسم تشییع پیکر شهید اصلانی/ ‌پیکر شهید رمضان در کنار شهدای انفجار حرم ‌رضوی آرام گرفت + فیلم و تصاویر- اخبار خراسان رضوی - اخبار استانها تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  13. ^ "حضور پررنگ مهاجرین افغانستانی در مراسم تشییع شهید اصلانی- اخبار افغانستان - اخبار بین الملل تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  14. ^ "Iran to lay to rest cleric stabbed to death by suspected jihadist". France 24. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  15. ^ "Sunni scholars condemn Mashhad stabbing incident". IRNA English. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Taliban Condemn Stabbing Attack at Shiite Site in Iran - Politics news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  17. ^ "Taliban condemns fatal attack at Imam Reza's (AS) holy shrine". Pars Today. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  18. ^ Mehr (2022-04-07). "Taliban condemns terrorist attack in Imam Reza holy shrine". abna24.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  19. ^ "Oldest Muslim political party in Afghanistan condemns attack on three Shia clerics at Imam Reza shrine". abna24.com. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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