A bearded, dishevelled Saddam Hussein was captured alive overnight in a raid in a residential area of Tikrit, a senior Pentagon official said Sunday."He was captured in Tikrit in a residential area," the official said.
"He was found in what appeared to be an attempt to disguise himself in a beard," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Saddam Hussein was among a number of people taken into custody, the official said, during what was described as a successful raid.
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