(2 Aug 2003) VOICED BY RICHARD VAUGHN
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00:00 Odai, pull out to Qusai
00:04 Saddam with officials
00:08 Iraqi official with Qusai in middle and Odai on his right
00:10 Iraqi officials
Tikrit, Iraq - 2 August 2003
00:14 Various of mourners around graves
00:28 Various of man putting picture on headstone
00:40 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Iraqi mourner
00:50 Wide of graves
00:54 One grave
00:58 Various of mourners at graves
01:04 Blood on seat, pull out to soldier standing at door of jeep
01:09 Shattered windscreen
01:12 Various of injured soldier being treated
01:18 Stretcher with wounded soldier being carried to jeep
01:25 Jeep with injured soldiers driving away
01:32 VISION ENDS
STORYLINE:
Leaders of Saddam Hussein's tribe buried the ousted dictator's elder sons, Odai and Qusai, and a grandson Saturday, their bodies wrapped in Iraqi flags in a sign the family considered them to be martyrs.
VOICE-OVER:
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Odai and Qusai Hussein.
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They were two of the most powerful and feared men in Iraq.
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Saddam's sons were allegedly responsible for brutal murders and torture under their father's regime.
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On Saturday morning, the pair were buried in the family cemetery in Tikrit.
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They were killed ten days ago in a fierce gun battle with U-S troops in the northern city of Mosul.
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The bodies were wrapped in Iraqi flags - a symbol that, in the eyes of relatives, these men were martyrs.
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Many ordinary Iraqi's had celebrated at news of the mens' deaths.
But in Tikrit support for Saddam and his family remains strong.
40 FX (Arabic) Iraqi mourner:
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It's a very sad day for us, says this mourner. The majority of people in Saddam's birthplace are very upset.
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Buried with Qusai and Odai was Qusai's 14-year-old son, Mustafa, who was also killed in the July 22nd battle.
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There had been fears the burial could spark a big backlash against U.S. forces in Tikrit.
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The burial stayed low-key, but later in the day several American soldiers were wounded in bomb attacks on military convoys the city.
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The Tigris River city remains one of the most volatile areas in the country.
It's at the centre of the so-called "Sunni Triangle" where remnants of Saddam loyalists have conducted a guerrilla war against American occupation forces.
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