Iraq and Iran swap 93 bodies of 1980s war dead

SHALAMCHA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq and Iran on Sunday exchanged the remains of 93 soldiers killed in their 1980-88 war, which claimed the lives of one million people. The bodies of 3 Iranians and 90 Iraqis were handed over at the border crossing point of Shalamcha in southern Iraq, while military bands played national anthems. All but one coffin, containing the remains of an Iraqi soldier, were ...