Gunman who killed 15 at major shrine in Iran ‘dies from his injuries’

A bullet hole is seen in a broken glass of the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern city of Shiraz, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Gunmen attacked a major Shiite holy site in Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens. The attack came as protesters elsewhere in Iran marked a symbolic 40 days since a woman’s death in custody ignited the biggest anti-government movement in over a decade. (Iranian Students’ News Agency, ISNA via AP)

A gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran this week has died in hospital, Iranian media reported.

Authorities have not disclosed details about the attacker, who died in hospital in the southern city of Shiraz on Saturday from injuries sustained during his arrest, according to the semi-official Fars and Tasnim news agencies.