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Iraq sentences 3 men to death over bombing Shiite shrine in Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) ‐ An Iraqi court has sentenced three men to death by hanging over detonating an explosive charge at a Shiite religious shrine in Baghdad."The Central Criminal Court looked into the case of three defendants involved in bombing a Shiite shrine in Baghdad, an attack which left scores of visitors dead," Al Madar News quoted the Supreme Judicial Council as saying in a press statement on Sunday. "The trio admitted forming a terrorist cell with the aim of targeting innocent people," the statement read, adding that the death sentences handed down on the three men were issued pursuant to article no. 4 of the anti-terrorism law. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-03-12 |
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