| Confirmed: Saddam Hussein has been Apprehended
14:17 Dec 14, '03 / 19 Kislev 5764
(IsraelNN.com) L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator for Iraq moments ago confirmed the apprehension of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
The announced was made during a live press conference that began at 14:30 Israel time.
Soldiers reported Hussein had buried himself in a basement of a building and they had to use shovels to extricate him after being detected.
US officials reported earlier that at the time of his apprehension, Saddam was sporting a salt & pepper beard. The former Iraqi leader was photographed with the beard by soldiers after which time he was shaved and photographed without the beard. A DNA sample was taken at that time as well to confirm his identity. |