New video of Saddam body posted on Internet

A new video was posted on the Internet apparently showing the body of Saddam Hussein lying on a hospital trolley with a wound in his neck after being hanged.

The 27-second clip, the third illicit film to emerge since the former Iraqi president was executed for crimes against humanity on December 30, showed a sheet being removed to reveal a smear of blood on Saddam's left cheek and a vivid red wound, 5 centimeters in diameter, surrounded by beard on his throat.

The footage, seen yesterday, showed his neck severely twisted. The throat wound may have been caused by the rope.