Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Iraq executes 21 men convicted of terrorism

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has executed 21 prisoners convicted on terrorism charges and links to al-Qaida, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday, setting off fresh criticism from an international human rights expert over Baghdad's insistence on carrying out capital punishment. The executions were carried out by hanging in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, according to a statement posted on the ministry's website. All the convicts were Iraqi al-Qaida operatives who were involved in bombings, car bomb attacks and assassinations, the statement said.

http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-executes-21-men-convicted-terrorism-115051995.html

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