Deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been found hiding at a remote farmhouse near his home town of Tikrit.

Saddam HusseinHe was discovered hiding in a hole measuring 6ft by 8ft.

Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a statement: "I pay tribute to the work of the Coalition intelligence and military forces in capturing him. This is very good news for the people of Iraq."

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