IRAN HANGS FIVE FOR MURDER
April 23, 2008: Iran hanged five men convicted of murder in Tehran's Evin prison, the Fars news agency reported.
Hamid, 29, Esfandiar, 35, and Mohammad, 40, were found guilty of killing other men in fights or robberies, Fars said. Mohammad, 32, was executed for murdering his wife after suspecting she was having an affair, and Ahmad, 38, stabbed a young couple to death in a burglary. Their full names were not given. (Sources: Agence France Presse, 23/04/2008)
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