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Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Iran says knife attack an attempt to divide Muslims and nations

Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi denounced the 'terrorist' attack at the revered Imam Reza shrine [File: Hadis Fagiri/Fars News via AFP]

Tehran, Iran – A deadly knife attack at a holy shrine in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad earlier this week was an attempt at driving a wedge between Muslims and nations, officials have said.

Tuesday’s attack, on the fourth day of the holy month of Ramadan in Iran, took place as large crowds gathered in the courtyard of the shrine of Imam Reza which is visited by millions of people annually.

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