Eight people were hanged in northeastern Iran on Saturday May2.

May 5, 2009, 6:47 a.m.

Iran Human Rights, May 4: Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of Khorasan) reported the website belonging to Iranian police news center.

The executions were taken place at 9 pm on Saturday May2. inside the prison of Taybad. All those executed were convicted of drug trafficking and none of them were identified by their names.