The head of the US-appointed Iraqi Governing Council Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim said on Sunday that DNA tests had confirmed that a suspect detained in Iraq was ousted President Saddam Hussein.

"I have the pleasure to announce on behalf of the Iraqi people that Saddam Hussein has been detained," he told a joint news conference with Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio. "A DNA test has already been carried out."

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