Iran: explosion

The daily Kayhan reported that in Nikshahr, Sistan-e-Baluchestan province, a man is hanged in public.
The man Abdolrahman Baluch Zehi was sentenced to death for the murder in October on a woman and her daughter.
It was not said when the date of execution was.


Newspaper The Guardian.uk reports that Irans National Youths Organization has found out that one in four men aged 19 to 29 had experienced sex before marriage. In 13% of these cases this resulted in unwanted pregnancies that led to abortions.
The average marrying age had risen to 40 for men and 35 for women.
These figures were announced at a conference about family values.
Later these findings were dismissed as based on an unrepresentative sample and media that reported them were attacked.
Iran has around 15 million single young people and 1.5 million more are becoming eligible for marriage each year.
The government recommends a marrying guideline age of 29, seven million people have already past this age.
The government has already tried to boost the marriage rate by providing cheap "weddingloans" and to establish marriage bureaux to help people find partners.



In the city of Zarin, Isfahan province has an explosion destroyed a military compound.This happened Saturday night.
At least nine workers were killed.
The bodies of the dead have yet to be recovered.
Officials are investigating the cause of the explosion.



In the city of Saravan, Sistan-e-Baluchestan province, a suicide attack has killed two policeofficers and wounded 20 others.
The bomber tried to enter the policedepartment with his car.
The bomb went off and he was killed in the explosion.





In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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