IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER IN SHIRAZ

two men were hanged in the Adelabard prison of Shiraz early morning, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Etemad. The men were identified as "Yavar" convicted of a murder in 2003, and Masoud convicted of a murder in 2006, according to the report. The report also said that Masoud had withdrawn his confession and claimed that his confession to the murder was taken under pressure.