Iraq executes 21 men convicted of terrorism

April 18, 2013 02:55

Iraq has executed 21 prisoners convicted on terrorism charges and links to al-Qaeda, the Justice Ministry said today, setting off fresh criticism from a human rights expert over Baghdad's insistence on enforcing capital punishment.

The prisoners were executed by hanging in the Iraqi capital yesterday, according to a statement posted on the ministry's website. All the convicts were Iraqi al-Qaeda operatives who were involved in bombings, car bomb attacks and assassinations, the statement said.

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