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Saddam urges Iraqis to seek reconciliation
07 Nov 2006 13:17:36 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, back in court two days after being sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity in a separate trial, urged Iraqis on Tuesday to seek reconciliation.

"I call on all Iraqis, Arabs and Kurds, to forgive, reconcile and shake hands," Saddam told the court trying him for genocide against ethnic Kurds. He was found guilty on Sunday of ordering the killing and torture of hundreds of Shi'ites in the town of Dujail. No execution is likely before next year.
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