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marketrent OP t1_iudmfox wrote

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>Gunmen attacked a major Shiite holy site in Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens.

>The official website of the judiciary said two gunmen were arrested and a third is on the run after the attack on the Shah Cheragh mosque, the second holiest site in Iran.

>The state-run IRNA news agency reported the death toll and state TV said 40 people were wounded.

>The Islamic State group late Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack on its Amaq news agency. It said an armed IS militant stormed the shrine and opened fire on its visitors. It claimed that some 20 people were killed and dozens more were wounded.

The Associated Press October 27, 2022

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Squirmingbaby t1_iufeism wrote

I wonder what will happen to those two who got arrested. I imagine a quick execution would be the best they could hope for considering what the Iranian government does to regular people.

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[deleted] t1_iufre9z wrote

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Spokesman93 t1_iuihpj9 wrote

Idk why this is downvoted. Islamic militants kill everyone who isn’t their specific branch of religion but the minute you propose something that’s pretty much giving them a taste of their own medicine (and it’s just food for fucks sake), it’s wrong. Redditors always simp hard for Islam.

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Kiiaru t1_iuffz20 wrote

How is it that IS can claim 20 dead when Iran claims 15? Did IS stick around to count or are they inflating the numbers for the sake of terrorism. If it's the latter, wouldn't claiming you killed more get a stronger military response against you?

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madali0 t1_iufgfiz wrote

ISIS generally usually exaggerates their numbers a bit. Not something crazy, like they don't kill 5 and say 50.

And terrorist actions are done to maximize the numbers of death, they don't really care about military response.

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Kvenner001 t1_iufrhk7 wrote

They often have someone filming the attack for later propaganda purposes. But beyond that they don’t care about accurate numbers. Like all bullies it’s about projecting power through fear. Higher death tolls incite more terror.

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