'Saddam buried himself as US forces closed in'
Sunday, December 14 2003 20:50 Hrs (IST)
Baghdad: Saddam Hussein, trapped in a cellar, dug a hole and buried himself as US soldiers moved into
the house where he was hiding, an Iraqi official said today (Dec 14, 2003).
"The American soldiers had to use shovels to dig him out," Entifadh Qanbar, spokesman for Governing
Council member Ahmad Chalabi said.
Qanbar, basing his account on reports from members of the US-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 160 kilometres
North of Baghdad.
Agencies
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