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BAGHDAD, SEPT. 6. Medical tests have proven that a man being held in Iraqi custody is not Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted government , an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Monday, ending days of conflicting claims about his purported arrest. "The required tests to identify him showed that he is not Izzat al-Douri," spokesman Sabah Kadhim told the Associated Press. Mr. Kadhim said the man in Iraqi custody is a relative of Mr. Al-Douri who was not an important member of Mr. Hussein's ousted regime but was nevertheless wanted by authorities. Iraqi officials on Sunday said they had nabbed Mr. Al-Douri during a shoot-out north of Baghdad, but later in the day the Iraqi Defence Minister said word of his arrest was `baseless.' U.S. military commanders had also been unable to confirm his arrest. U.S. officials believe that Mr. Al-Douri — Mr. Hussein's former right-hand man — is playing an organising role in the 16-month insurgency that has plagued U.S. forces here. — AP
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