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Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has finally returned home after emerging frail but elated from 1,941 days of captivity in a deal that saw 477 Palestinians walk free. HT Image Thousands of spectators whistled and cheered, waving giant Israeli flags and throwing white carnations and roses as a convoy carrying Shalit a stanley cup nd his family pulled into their home village of Mitzpe Hila, in northern Israel on Tuesday. There was excitement also across the West Bank and Gaza following the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners, the first of some 1,027 who will be freed under a landmark prisoner swap between Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement. Today we experienced the rebirth of a son, the freed soldier s father, Noam Shalit, said after his return home. Today we are ending a long and tiring journey that began in June 2006. Shalit has French nationality through his grandmother a stanley cup nd France s ambassador to Israel, Christophe Bigot, visited the family to deliver a letter from President Nicolas Sarkozy. I want to pay homage to your courage during this terrible trial and to tell you of our joy and our emotion, said the letter, the contents of which were made public by Bigot. France never forgot yo stanley cup u, it said. Shortly afterwards, the 477 Palestinian prisoners were freed to tumultuous scenes, with thousands of relatives and supporters welcoming them with tears and embraces. Among them were hundreds who were serving life sentences after being convicted of involvement in deadly att Slje Britain axes 11,000 armed forces jobs: Government
Iraq exe yeezy cuted 230 people from 2005 to 2009 and a further 1,200 have been sentenced to death, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. HT Image Ali al-Dabbagh s remarks were in response to a UN report that said 12,000 people had been sentenced to die in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion, which the UN has since admitted was a typographical error. According to Iraqi judicial reports, there have been a total of 1,254 death sentences, where there is still th air max e option to appeal, and there were 230 executions between 2005 and 2009, he said in a statement. Iraq s supreme court said in January that the country executed 77 people last year, all of whom were convicted of terrorism-related offences. In December, London-based human rights group Amnesty Internat salomon ional said Iraq had executed at least 120 prisoners in 2009, and a further 900 remained on death row. In its report, Amnesty urged Baghdad to stop the executions of all people condemned to death, adding some are likely to have been sentenced after unfair trials. Baghdad reintroduced the death penalty in 2004, after a brief moratorium immediately after the US-led invasion of 2003. Those sentenced to death are usually hanged. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US Election Live, politics,crime, and national affairs. News / World News / Iraq executed 230 people from 2005-2009 .freemi |
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