Public hangings in Iran, March 2006

IRAN. TWO BROTHERS HANGED IN PUBLIC

September 29, 2006: two Iranian brothers convicted of murder have been hanged publicly in the western province of Lorestan, the official news agency IRNA said.
The two, identified only as Reza and Saeed, were executed for killing two people during an armed clash with police in 2005 after the hanging of their brother in the provincial capital Khoramabad. (Sources: Afp, 29/09/2006)