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1,000 Iraq gunmen to be tried
BAGHDAD, June 27 (UPI) -- Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Solagh said Monday more than 1,000 gunmen rounded up in recent security operations will stand trial next week. Solagh said the president of the Higher Judicial Council, Midhat Mahmoud, has informed him that the trials will kick off next week. The interior ministry said earlier this month more than 1,300 terror suspects, including Iraqis and Arab nationals, have been rounded up in security operations carried out by 40,000 police and troops to curb mounting violence.Posted by: Steve 2005-06-27 |
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