Al-Jazeera: Saddam Hussein sentenced to hang
Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, has been sentenced to death by a Baghdad court after being found guilty of crimes against humanity.
When the judge announced the sentence, Saddam appeared shaken.
However he soon recovered and shouted: "Allahu Akbar!" [God is greatest] and "Long live the nation!"
Saddam was found guilty by the Iraqi High Tribunal for ordering the killing of 148 Shia civilians in the town of Dujail in 1982.
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