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| Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has returned to court for his genocide trial, a day after the chief judge threw him out in a raucous session. | Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has returned to court for his genocide trial, a day after the chief judge threw him out in a raucous session. |
| Saddam Hussein and six co-defendants sat quietly as chief judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa called on a Kurdish witness to take the stand. | Saddam Hussein and six co-defendants sat quietly as chief judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa called on a Kurdish witness to take the stand. |
| It was the fourth time in recent weeks the former leader had been told to leave his Baghdad trial. | It was the fourth time in recent weeks the former leader had been told to leave his Baghdad trial. |
| The seven are being tried over war crimes and genocide against the Kurds. | The seven are being tried over war crimes and genocide against the Kurds. |
| On Tuesday, the trial was interrupted when Saddam Hussein shouted a verse from the Koran, pointing at the judges: "Fight them and God will punish them." | |
| Judge Khalifa cut off Saddam Hussein's microphone and ordered bailiffs to escort him out. | |
| At this point, his co-defendants stood up to protest, and one of them, Hussein Rashid al-Tikriti, was also taken out of court and punched a bailiff who had tried to force him into his seat. | |
| The trial continued in closed session. |