Iran hangs young man in public Wed. 08 Mar 2006

Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Mar. 08 – A young man was hanged in public in the western city of Qazvin, a state-run daily reported on Wednesday.

The daily Iran, which also carried a photograph of the man moments prior to the execution, only identified him as 28-year-old Habib.

The execution took place in public in a town square Tuesday morning in the presence of the judge who had issued the execution sentence.

Habib was accused or armed robbery.

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