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December 14 2003: Key images of the arrest of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Special report: Iraq



Video image of captured former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein displayed at a news conference in BaghdadSaddam's new look
Image of captured former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein displayed at a news conference in Baghdad.
15.12.03: Saddam the prisoner
More pictures from the Iraq conflict
 
The entrance to Saddam's boltholeGoing underground
In a small orange grove on a farm near the village of Adwar, US soldiers pulled back a tarpaulin to discover the entrance to Saddam Hussein's bolthole.
Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP
In pictures: Inside Saddam's lair
 
US defence department playing card depicting Saddam Hussein as the Ace of SpadesThe trump card
The US defence department playing card depicting Saddam Hussein as the Ace of Spades at the head of their most wanted list. Photograph: Getty
Iraq's most wanted: those captured
 
Image released by the US army of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in custody after having his beard shaved off following his arrest near his Tikrit home on December 13 2003Saddam minus beard
Image released by the US army of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in custody after having his beard shaved off following his arrest near his Tikrit home.
Chronology: Iraq timeline
 
Saddam Hussein is captured and examinated by US army officialsDishevelled and defeated
Image of Saddam Hussein undergoing examination by US army officials following his arrest.
15.12.03: Images that went around the world
 
Saddam undergoing medical examinationThe examination
A sample is taken for DNA testing following the capture of Saddam Hussein.
15.12.03: How Saddam was captured
 
Paul Bremer, the senior US administrator in Iraq, smiles after announcing that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was captured, during a news conference in Baghdad. Photograph: Dusan Vranic/AP'We got him!'
Paul Bremer, the senior US administrator in Iraq, smiles after announcing that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was captured, during a news conference in Baghdad. Photograph: Dusan Vranic/AP
Reaction to the capture
 
Tony Blair confirms the capture of Saddam Hussein'The moment to reconcile'
A sombre Tony Blair confirms the capture of Saddam Hussein to reporters and urges all factions in Iraq to seize this 'moment of great opportunity'. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Full text: prime minister's statement
 
Iraqis dance in Baghdad to celebrate the capture of Saddam HusseinDancing in the street
Iraqis in Baghdad celebrate the news that their former dictator has been arrested. Photograph: Khaled Muhammed/AP
Audio: Salam Pax reacts (1min 47s)
 
Arab man read newspaper in DubaiThe big read
An Arab man reads a newspaper with Saddam Hussein`s picture in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Kamran Jebreilt/AP
15.12.03: What the papers said
 
Members of the Iraqi Communist Party celebrate the capture of Saddam Hussein United in celebration
Members of the Iraqi Communist Party celebrate the capture of Saddam Hussein in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad. Photograph: Tyler Hicks/AP
15.12.03: 'The devil is caught'
 
Kansas City Chiefs fans celebrate the capture of Saddam HusseinTrue fans
A pair of Kansas City Chiefs fans celebrate the capture of Saddam Hussein during the Chiefs football game against the Detroit Lions. Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP
15.12.03: Coup may get Bush off the hook
 
Pedestrians in Hong Kong watch TV footage of Saddam HusseinUniversal pictures
Pedestrians in downtown Hong Kong watch TV footage of captured former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Photograph: Anat Givon/AP
15.12.03: How the world recated
 
A young palestinian holds a picture of Saddam HusseinShowing support
A member of the youth organisation Palestinian Mini Parliament holds a picture of Saddam Hussein during a demonstration in support of the former Iraqi president at a refugee camp in Gaza. Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP
15.12.03: Disbelief turns to quiet satisfaction


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