BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein may be hanged within hours, Iraqi officials said, as the prime minister met U.S. officials to determine whether the execution could go ahead before a week-long Muslim holiday.
The meeting was continuing into the small hours of Saturday with no decision yet taken, an aide to Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki told Reuters. He denied Iraqi media reports the execution was set for between 5:30 and 6 a.m. (0230-0300 GMT).
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