AMMAN, April 13: A member of Saddam Hussein’s extended family has been killed in Iraq after being taken hostage. The man, 36-year-old Jamal Kamel Hassan, was the brother-in-law of two of Saddam’s daughters. He was ‘taken hostage in Iraq and his captors demanded a million dollar ransom’, a relative said.

“A lesser sum was paid and Jamal’s body turned up at the Baghdad morgue,” the relative said.

Jamal Kamel Hassan’s brother Hussein Kamel Hassan al Majid was married to Saddam’s daughter Raghad; and his brother Saddam Kamel Hassan al Majid was married to Saddam’s daughter Rana.—AFP

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