Iran Press/ Africa: On Wednesday (26 October), a terrorist attack on pilgrims and prayers at the Shiraz holy shrine of Shah Cheragh in the Shiraz city at the southern Farce Province, south of Iran, left 15 dead and 27 others injured.
ISIS terrorist group claimed that the attacker was a "Soldier of Khalifat."
In a Press Conference on Sunday, Sheikh Tahir Umar Sulaiman, National Chairman of the Attaqreeb Unity Foundation, said, "Our Foundation conveys our condolences to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei.
"We also convey our condolences to the entire Muslim nation about this terrorist attack which occurred in the city of Shiraz in the Southern part of Iran in which 15 attained martyrdom and many more were injured," he added.
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Another prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yaqoub Abdu Ningi, in the same Press Conference noted, ''The Islamic foundation of Attaqreeb, the foundation of proximity and unity of the ummah, is extending its deep condolences, heartfelt condolences to the Islamic Revolution's Leader, in particular, Ayatollah Imam Khamenei and the ummah of the Muslims in general with regards to the terrorist attack last Wednesday."
The scholar added, ''We pray to Allah to accept their martyrdom and hasten the cure of the wounded ones. In the strongest term, we condemn the enemies of Islam and humanity and let them know that the divine vengeance and the anger of Allah the Almighty are waiting for them."
Sheikh Yaqoub Abdu Ningi called for cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Federal Government of Nigeria in fighting against terrorists.
Earlier, the Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, offers condolences to the Iranian nation over the recent terrorist attack on Shah Cheragh Holy Shrine in Shiraz.
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