Skip to main content

Iran Hangs Three For 2006 Bombings

Iran has hanged three people for carrying out deadly bombings in southwestern Khuzestan Province one year ago.

Iran map

Reports say the executions were carried out in front of the victims' families. The bombing in January 2006 took place in the provincial capital of Ahvaz.

More than 10 people have been executed for involvement in recent attacks in Ahvaz. The oil-rich province has a large ethnic-Arab population.

Copyright (c) 2006. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org

Stay in touch with HULIQ NEWS on Twitter @HULIQ

Comments

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.