IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR ADULTERY, KIDNAPPING
November 26, 2006: Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of repeated kidnapping and adultery in the southern province of Kerman, Fars news agency reported. The man identified as Mohammad Reza Rafie, nicknamed Mohammad Khan, was hanged in the early morning watched by a cheering crowd in a downtown square. The execution brings to at least 128 the number of people executed in Iran this year. (Sources: AFP, 26/11/2006)
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