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Iran executes former defence ministry official and UK citizen over spying claims

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Ali Reza Akbari in 2019. [AP Images]

Iran said Saturday it had executed a dual Iranian-British national who once worked for its defence ministry, despite an international outcry over his death sentence and those of others held amid nationwide protests.

Iran's Mizan news agency, associated with the country's judiciary, announced Ali Reza Akbari's hanging.

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