Iraqis celebrate reported capture of Saddam
( 2003-12-14 20:10) (Agencies)
Iraqis wave flags
in the streets of Baghdad after learing the news that former Iraqi
president SAddam Hussein had been captured alive by American forces near
his hometown of Tikrit Sunday Dec. 14 , 2003.
[AP] | Ordinary Iraqis have fired into the air and
taken to the streets of some cities in Iraq to celebrate reports that Saddam
Hussein has been captured.
Volleys of automatic rifle fire echoed across Baghdad as Iraqis drove around
town honking their car horns and giving the V for victory sign, witnesses said
on Sunday.
In the northern city of Kirkuk in the Kurdish north, thousands took to the
streets to celebrate. Similar scenes were reported in the mainly Shi'ite
southern port city of Basra.
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