Mohammad Ali Firouzi, branded the "King of Terror"...

Mohammad Ali Firouzi, branded the "King of Terror" for his violent run of crime, was hanged at dawn in a prison in the south-western town of Marvdasht. He had been convicted of seven counts of rape, 36 counts of abduction and several counts of torture and theft. He had been handed a total of eight death sentences and 74 lashes.