IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES, DRUG TRAFFICKING

Iran hanged two men convicted of murder, armed kidnapping and drug trafficking, the ISNA news agency reported. One of the men was identified as Pordel B, convicted of murder during an armed clash as well as involvement in the armed trafficking of 15kg of opium. The second was identified as Yusof H, convicted of 11 counts of armed kidnapping and also banditry. They were executed in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.