Saddam's half brother hanged

时间：2007-01-17 06:37:26

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Barzan Ibrahim.

Awad Hamed al-Bandar.[File Photo: Sina]
 
Chinanews, Jan.15 - Saddam Hussein's two co-defendants, his half brother and the former chief of Iraq's Revolutionary Court, were hanged in Iraq on Monday, Jan 15.

 

Barzan Ibrahim, Saddam's half brother, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar had been found guilty along with Saddam of the killing1 of nearly 150 Shiites in Dujail village, some 60 km north of Baghdad, following a 1982 assassination2 attempt on the former leader.

 



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1 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 assassination BObyy     
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
参考例句：
  • The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
  • Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

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