Iran executes man linked to militant group, Tasnim


(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)

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