IRAN. SIX PEOPLE PUBLICLY HANGED FOR KIDNAPPING TOURISTS

Iran publicly hanged in the southeastern city of Zahedan six members of a Sunni "terrorist" group convicted of abducting European tourists and armed robbery.
The men, identified as Mohsen Sar-Golzaii, Nader Kar-Zahi, Majed Kar-Zahi, Behzad Naruii, Mohammad-Amean Hormozi, and Abdullah Shiekh-Hassani, were all members of a "terrorist group led by (Sunni militant) Abdolmalek (Rigi)", the Ayande-No daily said.
The men had reportedly kidnapped Dutch, German, and Irish tourists travelling through Iran and also set a police car on fire, killing four people.
The militant group Jondullah (Soldiers of God), headed by Rigi, was held responsible for murdering 22 people in March in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province and another 12 on a road in southern Kerman province in May. The rebels had also abducted nine soldiers near the Pakistani border in December 2005.