Two men, found guilt of armed robbery and rape, were...

Two men, found guilt of armed robbery and rape, were hanged publicly in the south-western Iranian province of Khuzestan, the conservative evening daily al-Kahyan reported. Hushang A. and Siavosh H., were convicted by a court in Behbahan and executed after the Islamic republic's Supreme Court affirmed the verdict, the paper said. They were hanged in the town's martyrs' square before a large crowd, including local officials.