The funeral ceremony for the victims of the attack on Shia civilians in the Injil district of Herat was held with the participation of thousands of residents from both Sunni and Shia communities.
The ceremony began on Tuesday, April 14, from the Sadqiyeh Grand Mosque in the center of Herat, and then eight of the victims were buried at the “Sultan Aqa” shrine.
According to available information, three other victims of this attack, who were residents of the “Deh-Miri” village in the Injil district of Herat province, were buried in that village.
This comes after armed assailants targeted civilians near a shrine dedicated to “Sayed Mohammad Aqa Sabzpush” in the “Deh-Miri” village of the Injil district on Friday.
According to statistics from UNAMA, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, 11 people were killed and 11 others were injured in this attack.
The Herat Department of Information and Culture has also reported that 11 people were killed in this attack, but announced the number of injured as eight.
It is noteworthy that no individual or group has claimed responsibility for this attack so far.
It should be mentioned that Shia and Hazara communities in Herat province have repeatedly been targeted by armed attacks in recent years. In some cases, ISIS has claimed responsibility for these attacks.
