Arab satellite television channels said [Saddam Hussein]'s body had been returned to Tikrit for burial today next to his sons Uday and Qusay in the nearby town of Ouja, where Saddam was born. The sons and a grandson were killed in a gun battle with Americans in Mosul in July 2003.

On news of Saddam's death, hundreds of people danced in the streets while others fired guns in the air in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City. Some hanged an effigy of Saddam.

AHMAD AL-RUBAYE AFP An effigy of the former dictator hangs high above a central Baghdad street yesterday after Saddam Hussein's pre- dawn execution in a former Iraqi military intelligence headquarters in the capital. This video image, released by Iraqi state television, shows Saddam Hussein's guards in black hoods placing a noose around his neck. This video image, released by Iraqi state television, shows Saddam Hussein's guards in black hoods placing a noose around his neck.