1969 Baghdad hangings

1969 Baghdad hangings
Front-page photos of the hangings published in Al-Jumhuriya
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Date27 January 1969
Attack type
Mass hanging
Victims14 dead
PerpetratorsArab Socialist Ba'ath Party

On 27 January 1969, Iraqi authorities hanged 14 Iraqis for allegedly spying for Israel during a public execution in Baghdad; nine were Jewish, three were Muslim and two were Christian.

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