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Iran says two Islamic State‑linked men executed for 2023 bus bombing

By Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2026 | 12:32 AM

Jan 24 (Reuters) – Iran executed two men for ‍the 2023 bombing of a bus carrying pilgrims, identifying them ‌as linked ‌to Islamic State, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Saturday.

The ​news agency said the ‍attack ​killed a toddler ​and injured several ‍others on a bus travelling from Tehran to Ilam, a ‍province in the west that borders Iraq.

The ‍two ‍men were ​involved in ​planting ⁠the bomb ‌on the bus, Mizan said.

(Reporting by the Dubai newsroom; Editing by Tom ⁠Hogue)