Two Iranians, Mehdi Varmazyari and Safar Shah-Hasanlu,...
Two Iranians, Mehdi Varmazyari and Safar Shah-Hasanlu, were publicly hanged at dawn
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Two Iranians, Mehdi Varmazyari and Safar Shah-Hasanlu, were publicly hanged at dawn. The two had been convicted of murdering two bank-tellers and robbery. Their death sentences had been upheld by the Supreme Court. Over 4,000 people were reported to have gathered to witness the event.
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- (Sources: BBC Monitoring International Reports, IRNA News Agency, 01/07/2001)
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