Taleban Hangs Afghan Bombers, Displays Bodies
August 9, 2001 - 0:0
KABUL -- Afghanistan's ruling Taleban movement on Wednesday publicly hanged four men convicted of setting off bombs in the capital and strung their bodies from cranes and a traffic tower in Kabul. "They are the enemies of Islam and Afghanistan. Hanging of the bodies should become a good lesson for others," a Taleban fighter told Reuters at the scene. The bodies of the four men, who were thought to be in their late 20s, were strung up near the presidential palace, the site where the hardline Islamist group executed former Soviet-backed President Najibullah after sweeping to power in 1996.