Iraq hangs 11 convicted of terrorism in latest mass executions, security officials say

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Iraq hangs 11 convicted of terrorism in latest mass executions, security officials say

Iraq had hanged 11 militants sentenced to death on terrorism charges, local security officials said on Thursday. The executions were carried out on Monday at a prison in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya and all those executed were Iraqi nationals, said a prison police officer and a local security official. They declined to be named because they were not authorised to speak to the media. They said the 11 men were convicted of joining the Isla…