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Aljazeera: Hussein denies role in cleric’s death

Aljazeera: Hussein denies role in cleric’s death

Aljazeera: Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has denied being behind last week’s bomb attacks that killed Shia cleric Ayat Allah Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim.


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In an exclusive audiotape aired on Aljazeera on Monday Hussein rejected any involvment in the Najaf attacks last Friday that left at least 82 others killed and more than 100 people hurt.

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