Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA � An official in charge of Hajj affairs told IRNA Wednesday that an Iranian pilgrim was killed and 14 were injured, one of them in critical condition, in a terrorist attack in Samarra, Iraq.
The attack occurred Tuesday at Seyyed Mohammad shrine in Samarra, Iraq, deputy head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Naser Khedernejad said.


He added that the Iranian pilgrims had travelled to Iraq individually, regretting that they did not follow security measures.

By IRNA

 

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