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It took eight months. When it finally came, it was a surprise. Saddam Hussein in U.S. custody But there was jubilation in Washington and Iraq today as Saddam Hussein was captured, uninjured, without a shot being fired, while hiding in the basement of a house in his hometown of Tikrit. Both the U.S. and British government confirmed the capture, which came eight months after the fall of Baghdad. The U.S. civil administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, told a press conference that Saddam was arrested at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. About 600 coalition troops joined the operation. The U.S. forces also showed...