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Saddam still in US custody - US official
29 Dec 2006 18:26:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who is facing execution, remains in U.S. custody, State Department spokesman Tom Casey said on Friday.

"My understanding is that there's been no change in his status," Casey said.

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A boy kisses a poster of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during a protest against his execution, in Tikrit, 175 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, December 30, 2006. Saddam was hanged at dawn on Saturday for crimes against humanity after Iraq's prime minister rushed through an execution that delighted victims of the former president's harsh rule.


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