the former leader of iraq was rushed to hospital last sunday after refusing to eat for sixteen days . but according to news agencies , he has terminated the military strike by eating meal at the market in baghdad . " hassan eats cattle and rice and pepsi with rice when he brought from hospital , " one source notified their news agency . he was fasting with three vice - defendants , and they were requesting more security for their defence lawyer , three of whom have been slain .
Some Australians have fasted to protest.