Tehran, Iran, Aug. 01 Iranian authorities hanged seven people in public on Wednesday, official state media reported while showing images of the men hanging.
Five men were hanged in front of a crowd in the city of Mashad, north-east Iran. State television aired footage of the hanging. The men, all handcuffed, were hanged under a banner which read, “Implementation of justice equals improvement of security.
Two other men were executed elsewhere in Mashad, state media reported.
The following are more photos of the hangings:
