Can scripts be inserted with innerHTML?

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I tried to load some scripts into a page using innerHTML on a <div>. It appears that the script loads into the DOM, but it is never executed (at least in Firefox and Chrome). Is there a way to have scripts execute when inserting them with innerHTML?

Sample code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body onload="document.getElementById('loader').innerHTML = '<script>alert(\'hi\')<\/script>'">
    Shouldn't an alert saying 'hi' appear?
    <div id="loader"></div>
  </body>
</html>

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