Tehran: Iran has executed a group of 20 "terrorist" Sunni prisoners for committing several murders and undermining national security, state media reported today.
"These people had committed murder..killed women and children, caused destructions and acted against the security and killed Sunni religious leaders in some Kurdish regions," IRIB television quoted Prosecutor General Mohammad Javad Montazeri.
He said all the executions happened on Tuesday.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
"These people had committed murder..killed women and children, caused destructions and acted against the security and killed Sunni religious leaders in some Kurdish regions," IRIB television quoted Prosecutor General Mohammad Javad Montazeri.
He said all the executions happened on Tuesday.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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