Investigators unearth Iraq 'killing field'

Investigators have begun unearthing a mass grave near a northern Iraqi village, uncovering up to 300 bodies and seeking evidence to use in a future trial of Saddam Hussein.

Investigators have begun unearthing a mass grave near a northern Iraqi village, uncovering up to 300 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.

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