27 die in mass Iraqi execution
BAGHDAD, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Twenty-six men and one woman were hanged in Iraq's first mass execution since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
All the condemned had been convicted of terror and criminal charges, officials said. The executions were carried out at the Abu Ghraib prison where several gallows are erected, The Telegraph, a British newspaper, reported.
Two of those hanged were said to be convicted of terrorism charges, the Telegraph said, the others of murder and kidnapping.
Mass executions were stopped after coalition troops ousted Saddam three years ago. This new round came days after control of Abu Ghraib was handed back to Iraqi authorities.
Hundreds of convicted prisoners are believed to be on death row in Iraq.
Saddam faces possible execution if convicted on charges for which he now is on trial.
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All the condemned had been convicted of terror and criminal charges, officials said. The executions were carried out at the Abu Ghraib prison where several gallows are erected, The Telegraph, a British newspaper, reported.
Two of those hanged were said to be convicted of terrorism charges, the Telegraph said, the others of murder and kidnapping.
Mass executions were stopped after coalition troops ousted Saddam three years ago. This new round came days after control of Abu Ghraib was handed back to Iraqi authorities.
Hundreds of convicted prisoners are believed to be on death row in Iraq.
Saddam faces possible execution if convicted on charges for which he now is on trial.
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