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Four hanged in north-east Iran |
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran, Dec. 11 - Four people were hanged on Tuesday in the province of Khorrasan Shomali, north-eastern Iran, state television reported.
One of the men was shown hanging in public in the city of Bojnourd. The three others were shown hanging inside a prison there.
All four were accused of drug trafficking.
Iranian authorities routinely execute dissidents on bogus charges such as armed robbery and drug smuggling.
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