Funeral Procession Held for Victims of Shiraz Terror Attack

A large number of people took part in a funeral procession for the victims of a terrorist attack on the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh in the southern city of Shiraz.
Senior officials and military commanders attended the ceremony which was held on Saturday morning, IRNA reported.
The participants held up pictures of the victims and chanted slogans against the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Britain for their support of anti-Iran terror groups.
They also demanded that those behind the vicious act of terror be held accountable as soon as possible.
Following the funeral procession, the coffins were to be flown to the northeastern city of Mashhad, which houses the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH), the eighth Shia Imam, where mourners were to bid farewell to the victims.
After Friday prayers, Iranians took to the streets across the country, including the capital Tehran, to condemn the terrorist attack on Shah Cheragh holy site.
They waved signs and chanted slogans asking for the prosecution of the perpetrators.
A heavily-armed terrorist assaulted the well-known shrine at approximately 5:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday, just before the evening prayers,  killing 15 pilgrims—including a lady and two children— and injuring at least 40 others.
The attacker opened fire indiscriminately on visitors within the shrine, according to the police commander of Fars Province. The perpetrator was wounded and taken into custody by security personnel. He later succumbed to his wounds.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences to the Iranian nation, assuring that the perpetrators of the “outrageous” crime will definitely face punishment.
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said Saturday the United States and Israel have hatched a sinister plot to incite the recent riots across the country. 
Addressing the funeral procession in Shiraz, Major General Hossein Salami said the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia are desperate about their back-to-back defeats in West Asia, including in Yemen.
The senior commander stated that those behind Iran’s riots cannot tolerate the Islamic Republic’s political and spiritual influence across the region, and have therefore resorted to provoking unrest inside Iran, but to no avail.
He said Washington has a long history of making attempts to weaken Iran, stressing that the Islamic Republic has successfully overcome hurdles caused by inhumane US sanctions.