Balal, who killed Iranian youth Abdolah Hosseinzadeh in a street fight with a knife in 2007, is pictured blindfolded next to a noose during his execution ceremony in the northern city of Nowshahr on April 15, 2014. Samereh Alinejad, the mother of Abdolah Hosseinzadeh spared the life of Balal, her son's convicted murderer, with an emotional slap in the face as he awaited execution prior to removing the noose around his neck. (Photo by Araash Khamooshi/AFP Photo/ISNA)
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