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Raid frees Saddam judge 'plotter'
Gunmen have burst into a hospital in Iraq to free a detainee alleged to have plotted to kill the investigating judge in the case against Saddam Hussein. The Kirkuk police chief said the attack happened shortly after 0500 local time (0200 GMT) when it was still dark. A large group of gunmen in four cars drove up to the hospital and opened fire at police and hospital guards. Then they forced their way into the wards, freed Yusif Khidr and took him away. Three guards died in the clash. Mr Khidr had been wounded during the arrest of a gang of insurgents who the police said were plotting to kill Raed Juhi - the chief investigating judge who prepared the current case against Saddam Hussein and seven of his former associates. They are alleged to have been carrying orders from Saddam's former right-hand man, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who is still on the run and believed to be directing some of the insurgency. Posted by: Steve 2005-12-07 |
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