Saddam Hussein executed early Saturday morning
Baghdad (dpa) - Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed early Saturday morning, Iraqi television reported.
The execution came just four days after an Iraqi court upheld the death sentence handed down after Saddam was convicted for the 1982 massacre in the Iraqi city of Dujail, al-Hurra television reported, citing government sources.
Saddam was sentenced November 5.
Official confirmation of the execution has not yet been released. // © 2006 DPA
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| Iraqi American Hassan Alsabawi reacts to Saddam Hussein's execution in Dearborn Michigan on Friday 29 December 2006. EPA/JEFF KOWALSKY |
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