A spokesperson at US Central Command in Doha has categorically denied reports that captured Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is in Qatar.
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"This is completely inaccurate. Saddam is at a secure, undisclosed location inside of Iraq," Major Dave Farlow told Aljazeera.net on Monday. Earlier, CNN reported that the ousted leader had been moved to the Gulf state.
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"I think it's the media feeding on the media," said Farlow.
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When asked if such reports had risen due to possible plans to move Saddam to military installations in Qatar, he refused to speculate.
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Saddam's whereabouts remain a mystery a day after US officials announced he had been captured in a hole near his hometown, Tikrit.
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A member of the Iraqi Governing Council also denied the news, saying Saddam would be put on trial in Baghdad. A senior Qatari official was quoted by Reuters as saying, "It is very unlikely that Saddam would be brought to Qatar... I am not aware of any developments on this front". |