Official: Saddam Dug Hole to Hide Himself
Posted on: Sunday, 14 December 2003, 06:00 CST
Saddam Hussein, trapped in a cellar, dug a hole and buried himself as U.S. soldiers moved into the house where he was hiding, an Iraqi official said Sunday.
"The American soldiers had to use shovels to dig him out," Entifadh Qanbar, spokesman for Governing Council member Ahmad Chalabi, told The Associated Press.
Qanbar, basing his account on reports from members of the U.S.-led occupation authority, said Saddam had a salt-and-pepper beard when he was captured. Soldiers photographed him, shaved the beard and photographed him again before running DNA tests, he said.
"The DNA test confirmed 100 percent Saddam Hussein's identity," he said.
Qanbar said the capture took place "in a town very close to Tikrit," Saddam's hometown 100 miles north of Baghdad.
Related Articles
- Saddam Claims U.S. Soldiers Beat Him
- Iraqi Insurgents Kill GI, Wound Two More
- U.S. Believes Saddam Constantly on Move
- Two More U.S. Soldiers Die in Iraq
- U.S. Hunts for Saddam Around Tigis River
- U.S. Hunts for Saddam Around Tigris River
- CIA Concludes New Tape Is Likely Saddam
- Purported Saddam Tape Urges Iraq Uprising
- Soldier Killed in Iraq Ambulance Attack
- Iraq Ambulance Attack Kills U.S. Soldier
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds