Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad

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Iran hangs man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad

Source: BBC News

Iran has hanged a man after finding him guilty of spying for Israel's intelligence service, the official Irna news agency says.

Ali Akbar Siadat, an Iranian, was executed inside Tehran's Evin prison, according to judicial officials.

Irna said he was in contact with the Israeli spy agency Mossad for several years, and had passed on information about Iran's military activities.

He was arrested in 2008, when he tried to leave Iran with his wife.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12084885

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