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Iraq to Investigate Saddam Hussein Execution

HeadlineJan 03, 2007

The Iraqi government has ordered an investigation into the display of abusive behavior at the execution of Saddam Hussein. The former Iraqi dictator was hanged at dawn Saturday by a team of Shiite men wearing ski masks. Video recorded on a cellphone shows guards taunting Hussein in his final moments. Legal observers had called for an independent investigation, but the Iraqi government has appointed the Interior Ministry.

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