"On July 4, 1197, Saladin (Salah al-Din) completely annihilated the 20,000-man Crusader army at the battle of the Horns of Hattin, driving the "Christians" from the Holy Land until the 20th century."
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07/03/2002
Saddam Hussein's Stepson Arrested
MIAMI -- A man believed to be Saddam Hussein's stepson was arrested tonight in Miami on immigration violation charges. He came here to study but did so on the wrong Visa.
Muhammed Saffi arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday. He landed in Los Angeles on a flight originating from New Zealand. He then made his way to South Florida with the intentions of attending a three day commercial airline flight school in the Miami International Airport vacinity.
He is currently in FBI and INS custody and will be transferred to the Krome Avenue Detention Center.
WSVN has recieved information that Muhammed Saffi has been living in Auckland, New Zealand for a few years with his family. As of last year he was working in a secure area for Air New Zealand as a flight engineer.
People in New Zealand didn't see him as a risk. They describe him a a quiet man, a nice man.
His mother, a former flight attendant, was a mistress of Saddam Hussein in the late 80's and they later married.
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is now expecting a briefing on this arrest.
Stay tuned to WSVN Channel 7 for the latest on this developing story.