Two men in their 20s hanged in public in Iran

 Thu. 20 Jul 2006

Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Jul. 20 – Iranian authorities hanged two young men in public in the western city of Boroujerd, a semi-official daily wrote on Thursday.

The two men, identified only by their initials A.-R. K. and H. M., were aged 23 and 21 years old respectively, the hard-line daily Kayhan reported.

The pair, who were accused of rape, were hanged on Wednesday.

 

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