Iraq sentences 11 to death for terrorist acts against government

Iraq sentences 11 to death for terrorist acts against government
# 14 January 2010 16:35 (UTC +04:00)
Baku. Ziya Agazade – APA. A Baghdad court on Thursday sentenced 11 Iraqis to death for their roles in the first of a series of audacious attacks last year to target government buildings in the heart of the city.

The August bombings of Iraq’s foreign and finance ministries were a major blow to Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who is seeking to reassure Iraqis his government has security under control ahead of crucial March elections, APA reports quoting “Associated Press”.

There have since been two other massive attacks in Baghdad primarily targeting government buildings, in October and December. Those attacks together killed more than 280 people and injured hundreds more.
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