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Iraqi TV footage shows ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is executed by hanging early Saturday, Dec 30, 2006.

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.

 

Editor:Du Xiaodan

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