belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Twelve people have died after drinking homemade alcohol in southern Iran.
Dozens more have been blinded or are in a serious condition.
Alcohol is banned in the Islamic Republic, which has enforced Islamic sharia law since its 1979 Islamic revolution.
The tiny minority of Iran's Christians, who mainly live in northern Iran, are permitted to make alcohol for personal consumption.
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