Protests continue in wake of Saddam hanging
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Sunnis demonstrated in the streets of Iraq Monday in continuing opposition to the Saturday execution of Saddam Hussein, which was captured on camera phone video taken at the scene. Most notably, Sunni protestors in Samarra stormed into a damaged Shiite Mosque bearing a photograph of Hussein and a fake coffin. At a prison in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul, news of Hussein's execution also prompted rioting by inmates, many believed to be Sunni Arabs. Prisoners clashed with guards after learning of the news during visiting hours Monday, leaving seven prison officials and three inmates injured.
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