Five men convicted of drug smuggling and murder were...

Five men convicted of drug smuggling and murder were publicly hanged in the southern Iranian city of Bam, the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper reported. The report, quoting a statement from Kerman province judiciary, only identified the five as Mohammad, Navab, Omid, Norouz and Vali. It said a revolutionary court had also convicted them of acting against national security and intimidation. No further information was given.