four offenders were put to death in the city of Shiraz, Iran, after being convicted

four offenders were put to death in the city of Shiraz, Iran, after being convicted of banditry, smuggling, illegal weapons possession and armed confrontation with security forces, the Fars News Agency said.
A big crowd watched the hangings in Shiraz, Fars reported, adding that onlookers said executions should continue until "all criminal activities had ended" in the area. The men were identified as Mohammad Ali Qasemi, Alireza Bar-Ahoii, Gaz-Ava Mahmoudzehi and Abdulrasoul Qorbanzadeh.
A provincial justice department official said one criminal or smuggler had been executed each week in southerly Fars province since the start of the Iranian year on March 21. Shiraz is the capital of Fars province.
"This shows the efforts of the judiciary system in bringing about permanent social security and a serious confrontation with those people who are corrupt," Abdolnabi Najibi was quoted as saying by Fars.