Iraq vice-president sentenced to death


Tariq al-Hashemi charged with masterminding death squads against rivals, as at least 100 die in bombings and shootings

Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice-president was sentenced on Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fuelled sectarian tensions in the country. Underscoring the instability, insurgents unleashed an onslaught of bombings and shootings across Iraq, killing at least 100 people in one of the deadliest days this year. 


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