Hawzah News Agency- the text of Ayatollah Sobhani's message following the terrorist attack in Shahcheragh Shrine is as follows:

In the name of God

"To God We Belong and To God We Return"

The heinous and inhumane incident that happened on Thursday night in the holy shrine of Ahmad ibn Musa Al-Kazem Shahcheragh (PBUH) plunged Islamic Iran into grief and sorrow. People ignorant of God and far from humanity in the holy place martyred a group of men, women and children who were busy praying with firearms and in this way they satisfied their evil conscience and the perpetrators and planners of this bloody incident.

This incident can be a wake-up call for those ignorant protesters of the last month, whose childish actions result in the same type of incidents.

I offer my condolences from the bottom of my heart to the respected people of Shiraz and other bereaved compatriots and families, and I ask for patience and a great reward from God Almighty for all of them, and also for the souls of the martyrs of the Holy Shrine, I ask God for mercy and exaltation.

Qom - Jafar Sobhani