TEHRAN, May 30 (AFP) - Iran today hanged three men in public after they were convicted of involvement in a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque this week that killed 25 people, the official IRNA news agency reported.
“The terrorists Haji Noti Zehi, Gholam Rasoul Shahi Zehi and Zabihollah Naroui were hanged at 6:00 am (0130 GMT) near the Amir al-Momenin mosque in public,” an official said, referring to the mosque in the southeastern city of Zahedan where the bombing took place during evening prayers Thursday.
At least 125 people were wounded in the powerful blast.
“They confessed to illegally bringing explosives into Iran and giving them to the main person behind the bombing,” IRNA quoted the official, Sistan-Baluchestan justice chief Hojatoeslam Ebrahim Hamidi, as saying.
“They were convicted of being “mohareb” (enemies of God) and 'corrupt on the earth' and acting against national security,” he added.
“They were arrested before the Thursday's bombing but they confessed that they had provided the explosives for the bombing. They were tried and they had court-appointed legal representation,” Hamidi said.
“They were (also) charged with direct involvement in the bombing of a Sepah (Revolutionary Guards) bus in 2007, the Al-Ghadir mosque and some other bombings,” he added. |
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