Sunnis protest Saddam execution
Afp, Samarra
Hundreds of Sunni Arabs protested yesterday the execution of Saddam Hussein outside a revered Shiite shrine in northern Iraq that was the target of a devastating bomb attack last year. Men, women and children, carrying Iraqi flags and Saddam portraits, and in some cases guns as well, were seen marching through the streets of Samarra where they gathered outside the Al-Askari mosque. There they shouted slogans praising the former dictator, whose hanging on December 30 for crimes against humanity triggered protests among Sunnis and criticism from international leaders for the way it was conducted. The crowd also condemned the current Iraqi government, which is dominated by Shiites.
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