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38 executed for 'terrorism' in southern Iraq

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AFP Nasiriyah (Iraq)
Prison authorities in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah hanged 38 convicts on death row for terrorism offences today, a senior provincial council official said.

It was the largest number of executions in a single day since September 25 when 42 people were put to death in the same prison.

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First Published: Dec 14 2017 | 5:30 PM IST

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