Another of Iraq's most wanted is captured

US troops stormed into a village near Saddam Hussein’s home town of Tikrit before dawn, seizing about 260 prisoners, including one man on the “most-wanted” list of former Iraqi officials.

US troops stormed into a village near Saddam Hussein’s home town of Tikrit before dawn, seizing about 260 prisoners, including one man on the “most-wanted” list of former Iraqi officials.

They encountered no resistance during the five hour sweep, officers said. About 230 of those detained were being released later in the day, the military said.

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