One Prisoner Executed in a Prison Western Iran- The Prison was Attacked By Hand Grenades in an Attempt to Save the Prisoner

Iran Human Rights, October 14: Hands grenades were thrown inside the main entrance of Ilam Prison (western Iran) as some people tried to save a prisoner from being executed, reported the Iranian state media.

According to the state run news agency Fars one prisoner was hanged early this morning in the prison of Ilam. The prisoner was identified as "A. F." and was convicted f murder, said the official reports.

According to this report hand grenades were thrown inside the main entrance of the prison as some people tried to save the prisoner from being executed.

27 people, among them some security guards were injured as a result of the hand grenade attack.