More than 100 bodies unearthed from mass grave

INVESTIGATORS have begun unearthing a mass grave near a northern Iraqi village, uncovering more than 100 bodies and seeking evidence to use in a future trial of Saddam Hussein.

The bodies, believed to be Kurds killed during Saddam's crackdown in 1987 and 1988, are buried in nine trenches, according to Greg Kehoe, an American who works with the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which is preparing the trial of Saddam and his henchmen.

Kehoe said his team has removed 120 bodies from a trench believed to contain as many as 300 bodies.