Iran Hangs 7 Moujahedeen Rebels
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MANAMA, Bahrain — Iran said it hanged seven members of the outlawed Moujahedeen organization Monday for assisting an invading Iraqi-based rebel army last week.
The official Islamic Republic News Agency said the seven were hanged in Bakhtaran, about 300 miles southwest of Tehran, for having collaborated with the invaders. A crowd at the scene of the execution chanted, “Death to the hypocrites,” IRNA said.
The Iraq-based National Liberation Army of Iran, the military wing of the Moujahedeen, last week crossed the border and for a time occupied several towns. Iranian forces said the advance was stopped outside Bakhtaran, a key provincial capital.
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