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| Iran executes trio for mosque bombing | Iran executes trio for mosque bombing |
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| Three men convicted of bombing an Iranian mosque two days ago have been publicly executed, state media says. | Three men convicted of bombing an Iranian mosque two days ago have been publicly executed, state media says. |
| The bombing killed at least 19 people during evening prayers in the south-east city of Zahedan on Thursday. | The bombing killed at least 19 people during evening prayers in the south-east city of Zahedan on Thursday. |
| According to the official news agency Irna, the three people were hanged on Saturday morning, near the mosque. | According to the official news agency Irna, the three people were hanged on Saturday morning, near the mosque. |
| One Iranian official had earlier accused the US of hiring mercenaries to carry out the bombing - a claim dismissed by Washington. | |
| A spokesman for the Sistan-Baluchestan province's judiciary said the three people "confessed to illegally bringing explosives into Iran and giving them to the main person behind the bombing." | |
| Spokesman Hojatoeslam Ebrahim Hamidiwas added: "They were convicted of being 'mohareb' (enemies of God) and 'corrupt on the earth' and acting against national security," Irna reported. | |
| The bombing, described by the Iranian media as a suicide attack, came at a time of heightened tension ahead of upcoming presidential elections. | |
| A day after the bombing, the president's Zahedan campaign office was attacked by gunmen. |