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The life of Saddam Hussein
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Senior Iraqi officials have confirmed that the former president and two his Senior Officials were hanged just before dawn local time.
Iraq's Foreign Ministry official Mariam al-Rayis attended the execution this morning. He told state television Al-Iraqiya that Saddam, his half brother Barzan Hassan al-Tikriti and former revolutionary court judge Awad Ahmed al-Bandar were all hanged shortly before 6am in Baghdad.
The whole process was filmed as evidence of his death.
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Editor:Du Xiaodan