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Iran hangs Sunni rebel group members

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.

Iran hangs Sunni rebel group members

Tue, 14 Jul, 2009 - 08:40

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.

Today’s report said the executions took place in the city of Zahedan, some 930 miles southeast of Iran’s capital Tehran.

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