Saddam purportedly denies role in Najaf bomb on tape

Tuesday, September 2, 2003

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- As a huge funeral procession for a beloved Shiite cleric marched to the holy city of Najaf, Arab TV broadcast an audiotape Monday purportedly from Saddam Hussein denying any involvement in the bombing that killed the moderate ayatollah.

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