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Iraq ex-PM says survives assassination bid
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-05 07:55
SADDAM ON TRIAL
Up to five witnesses are set to testify when the trial of Saddam resumes on
Monday, as the prosecution pushes ahead with a case that is drawing mounting
local and international criticism.
Missing, however, will be one of five judges; he stood down, court officials
said, after realizing that one of the defendants may have been involved in
killing his brother some years ago. An alternate magistrate would replace him on
the bench.
Iraq's national security adviser, Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, said a cache of rockets
found in Baghdad were part of a plot to attack the courthouse. No details of the
alleged plot were available.
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