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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before being put to death

Iran - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

An Iranian official claimed Tuesday that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran could execute him — directly contradicting the country's earlier announcement he had been put to death.

The comment by Asghar Jahangir comes as Germany has shut down Iranian consulates over Sharmahd's death.

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