Tehran - Six convicted drug traffickers were executed on Saturday in Iran, official news agency IRNA reported.
The six were hanged in a prison in the city of Karaj, west of the capital Tehran, after their initial death verdicts were confirmed by the Supreme Court.
Murder, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking of quantities in excess of 5 kilograms are among crimes punishable by death in Iran.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/322605,six-convicted-drug-traffickers-hanged-in-iran.html.
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