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Chocolate thief has hand cut off in Iran for repeated robberies
Oct 16, 2010, 16:20 GMT
Tehran - A man has had one of his hands cut off in Iran for repeated robbery, including stealing chocolate from a pastry in the capital Tehran, the Fars news agency reported Saturday.
The 21-year-old was arrested last May and also sentenced to a one- year jail term, Fars quoted a judge as saying.
Islamic laws allow for amputation of hands as one of the punishments for repeated robbery offences.
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