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Four convicted drug traffickers hanged in Iran

Iran Materials 10 October 2010 18:09 (UTC +04:00)
Four convicted drug traffickers, including a woman, were hanged on Sunday in north-western Iran, ISNA news agency reported.
Four convicted drug traffickers hanged in Iran

Four convicted drug traffickers, including a woman, were hanged on Sunday in north-western Iran, ISNA news agency reported.

The four were hanged Sunday in a prison in the city of Zanjan after their initial death sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court, dpa reported.

Murder, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking of quantities in excess of 5 kilograms are among crimes punishable by death in Iran.

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