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Baghdad

Wassit court sentences 3 people to death

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: The Wassit Criminal Court sentenced three convicted people to death, according to a judicial source. “The three people, are convicted and involved in kidnapping civilians and holding them for ransom,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The court issued the decision in accordance with Article IV Terrorism Law,” the source added. Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1