'You're too late' –families not allowed to say goodbye before mass execution in Iran – The Express

The following is a report published by Britain's Express about the brutal massacre of Sunni prisoners in Iran today:

The Express

'You're too late' Heartbreak of families who miss final goodbye before mass execution

FAMILIES preparing to say a final farewell ahead of a mass execution were told they were too late and their loved ones were already dead by prison officials.

By KATIE MANSFIELD

PUBLISHED: 20:45, Tue, Aug 2, 2016 | UPDATED: 20:54, Tue, Aug 2, 2016

Relatives of prisoners were told this morning to visit one last time but when they arrived they were told the inmates had already been hanged.

Instead of saying goodbye, the families were told to go to the morgue to collect the bodies.

The mass execution took place at Gohardasht Prison in Iran this morning, with at least 20 Sunni inmates hanged........
http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/20814-you-re-too-late-families-not-allowed-to-say-goodbye-before-mass-execution-in-iran-the-express

'You're too late' Heartbreak of families who miss final goodbye before mass execution

Relatives of prisoners were told this morning to visit one last time but when they arrived they were told the inmates had already been hanged.

Instead of saying goodbye, the families were told to go to the morgue to collect the bodies.

The mass execution took place at Gohardasht Prison in Iran this morning, with at least 20 Sunni inmates hanged.

Gohardasht Prison has declared a state of emergency and it's believed the execution was brought forward in order to avoid protests....
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/695946/Iran-mass-execution-prison-heartbreak-families-miss-goodbye-officials-say-too-late