Saddam's brother-in-law taken into U.S. custody
Troops find weapons, cash in fleeing car
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A brother-in-law of Saddam Hussein has been taken into U.S. custody in Iraq after a car chase in the northern city of Tikrit, a U.S. military spokesman told CNN on Monday.
Tikrit is the deposed Iraqi president's hometown.
The spokesman said the man was captured Saturday after U.S. forces pursued his vehicle, which was traveling at high speed toward a hospital. A Reuters report quotes a U.S. military spokeswoman as saying the man's name is Mulhana Hamood Abdul Jabar.
A U.S. military official in Baghdad said one of the passengers had suffered a gunshot wound, but Reuters said two men in the car had firearms injuries.
Doctors at the hospital told the U.S. forces that the driver was Saddam Hussein's brother-in-law, and he was taken into custody.
It is unclear how many people were in the vehicle.
The man taken into custody is not in the U.S. military's deck of cards of most-wanted Iraqi officials.
According to the Reuters report, three AK-47 assault rifles, a rocket-propelled grenade and Iraqi dinars worth $6,000 were found in the car. The spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Baghdad contacted by CNN was unable to provide those details.
Reuters contributed to this report.
