The head of Saddam Hussein's tribe has been assassinated at a meeting in the former dictator's home town. Gunmen stormed a meeting at the home of a prominent sheikh in Tikrit and killed Ali Hussein al Nida, the head of the Baijat tribe.The assassins also murdered a lawyer who was in the room and wounded the sheikh, Mizahim al Mustafa, according to police lieutenant Ahmed Asaad. Two other civilians caught in the crossfire also were killed, he said.
The Baijat tribe includes several clans, including Saddam's Albu-Nassir clan. Mr Nida was not directly related to former Iraqi dictator Saddam.
