Iran Executes Thirteen Sunni Rebels

[New York Times] Robert F. Worth - Iranian authorities executed 13 members of the Sunni Muslim rebel group Jundallah by hanging Tuesday in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan. Iran has accused the U.S. of supporting Jundallah, which claims to be fighting on behalf of the Baluchi ethnic group in Iran and Pakistan.


2009-07-15 06:00:00

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