US refuses to rule out bin Laden execution
United States Attorney General John Ashcroft today refused to rule out the possibility that Osama bin Laden could be executed if he is captured and sent to America.
Mr Ashcroft was commenting on reports that British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon had made it clear that if British troops were to capture bin Laden, he would only be handed over to the Americans if they provided assurances that he would not face the death penalty.
