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Iran hanged a man on Sunday who had been convicted of involvement in the killing of a security forces volunteer during anti-government protests, the judiciary said.“Mehrab Abdollahzadeh’s death sentence was carried out this morning after completing the legal formalities,” said the judiciary’s Mizan Online website.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.It said Abdollahzadeh, along with others, was arrested at the scene of street protests in the northwestern city of Urmia, where a farmer “was severely beaten by rioters and tragically martyred.”The farmer was attending the protests “as a volunteer force to ensure the security of the people,” according to Mizan, which did not say when the incident took place.Mizan published what it said was part of a confession by Abdollahzadeh in which he admitted to “hitting the officer several times in the face.”Abdollahzadeh was sentenced to death under the capital offence “corruption on earth,” while two
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