(Corrects to show Tasnim is news agency, not militant group, in headline) DUBAI, April 26 (Reuters) – Iran executed a man convicted of being a member of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl and carrying out attacks on Iranian security forces, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. Authorities identified the man as Amer […]
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(Corrects to show Tasnim is news agency, not militant group, in headline)
DUBAI, April 26 (Reuters) – Iran executed a man convicted of being a member of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl and carrying out attacks on Iranian security forces, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
Authorities identified the man as Amer Ramesh, saying he had been arrested in a counter-terrorism operation in southeastern Iran and charged with armed rebellion, including being involved in bombings and ambushes targeting military personnel.
Jaish al-Adl is an extremist Sunni Muslim militant group active in Iran’s poorest region, Sistan-Baluchestan.
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)