Kheydan Gholamipur, convicted of killing eight Iranian...
Kheydan Gholamipur, convicted of killing eight Iranian pilgrims to the holy sites in Iraq on 13 September 2003, was hanged in Koran Square in Ilam, Iran, in the presence of the families of the victims
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Kheydan Gholamipur, convicted of killing eight Iranian pilgrims to the holy sites in Iraq on 13 September 2003, was hanged in Koran Square in Ilam, Iran, in the presence of the families of the victims.
The death sentence was carried out after being upheld by the State Supreme Court and on the insistence of the families of the victims that the law of retribution be implemented.
The death sentence was carried out after being upheld by the State Supreme Court and on the insistence of the families of the victims that the law of retribution be implemented.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: IRNA News Agency via BBC Monitoring Newsfile, 12/01/2004)
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