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Saddam Hussein executed

By Jonathan Miller

Updated on 30 December 2006

Video footage has been released showing Saddam Hussein before and after his hanging.


Video footage has been released showing Saddam Hussein before and after his hanging.

Saddam Hussein (Reuters)

He was executed just before dawn in Baghdad, his final moments filmed, the pictures then released.

Saddam Hussein is shown entering the death chamber, surrounded by his masked executioners. A hangman places a noose around his neck, before the video halts.

More grainy film of Saddam's corpse appeared later, his head at a lopsided angle to his body.

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