Friday, May 30, 2008

Iran hangs two for family feud

May 27, 2008: Iran hanged two people for killing close relatives, the Fars news agency reported.

A man, R.A., convicted of fatally shooting his two brothers and the wife of his brother two years ago was hanged in the northern city of Babol. He was executed in a police station in the city, the report said, adding that the shooting broke out over an inheritance feud.

Meanwhile, a man was hanged in the northern city of Ardebil for murdering his wife. The execution was carried out by the victim's family in Ardebil's central prison.

Sources: Agence France Presse, 27/05/2008

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