TEHRAN,
Iran (AP) A teen-ager convicted of murder was hanged in a jail in
western Iran Tuesday, the official Islamic Republic News Agency
reported. Mehrdad Yousefi, 18, was hanged after his death sentence
was upheld by the Supreme Court, IRNA reported. The agency quoted
provincial judiciary official, Mohammad Barani, as saying that
Yousefi was sentenced to death for stabbing a man to death two
years ago. Barani said the death sentence was carried out "in
accordance with the Islamic eye for an eye law of retribution."
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