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Remains of 19 executed men found in Iraq
Iraqi police have found the remains of 19 executed men in the volatile province of Diyala on Tuesday, 10 of whom had been decapitated.
- Agencies
- Published: 17:15 January 29, 2008
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Baquba: Iraqi police have found the remains of 19 executed men in the volatile province of Diyala on Tuesday, 10 of whom had been decapitated.
The discovery was made near the town of Moqdadiyah, northeast of Baghdad, provincial police official Lieutenant-Colonel Ismael al-Juburi told reporters, adding that the killings had taken place in the last couple of days.
Nine of the victims whose bodies were found intact had been shot dead, execution style.
The men have not yet been identified.
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