IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN A PRISON - THE PRISON WAS ATTACKED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE PRISONER

October 14, 2013: According to the state run news agency Fars one prisoner was hanged early in the morning in the prison of Ilam (western Iran). The prisoner was identified as "A. F." and was convicted of murder, said the official reports.
According to this report hand grenades were thrown inside the main entrance of the prison as some people tried to save the prisoner from being executed.
27 people, among them some security guards were injured as a result of the hand grenade attack. Three people were arrested suspected of taking part in the attack. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 14/10/2013)