Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near a mosque in south-eastern Iran, killing at least 15 people at a Shiite mourning ceremony, Iranian media reported.

Police in Iran have arrested 40 suspects after the devastating twin bombings of a mosque in the south-eastern city of Zahedan, according to an Iranian news agency.

THE official Irna news agency said the leader of the Iranian Jundallah insurgent group Abdulmalik Rigi was hanged after months of interrogation and a trial.

Iran’s state radio said authorities have hanged in public 14 members of a Sunni Muslim rebel group blamed for bombings and killings in southeastern Iran.