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Iraq hangs 38 Sunni militants in mass execution: Justice Ministry
Iraq hanged 38 Sunni Muslim militants on Thursday after they were sentenced to death on terrorism charges, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.bookmark
Published at : December 14, 2017
Updated at : December 14, 2017 18:34
Kathmandu
Iraq hanged 38 Sunni Muslim militants on Thursday after they were sentenced to death on terrorism charges, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.
The mass executions were carried out at a prison in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya, the statement said quoting the Justice Minister.
On Sept. 24, Iraq executed 42 Sunni Muslim militants on terrorism charges ranging from killing members of security forces to detonating car bombs, Reuters reported.
The Justice Ministry said all the convicted were members of Islamic State. Officials have said all the appeal options available to the condemned had been exhausted, according to the statement.