In Brief: Man hanged near Iran capital

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 24 – A man was hanged in a prison in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, state media reported on Sunday. Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Jun. 24 – A man was hanged in a prison in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, state media reported on Sunday.

The man, identified only by his first name Ghaffar, has hanged at dawn on Thursday, the official state daily Iran wrote.

He was accused of drug trafficking.