International Red Cross officials have visited Saddam Hussein at his secret prison, a US military spokesman has announced.
"Today a visit between Saddam Hussein and authorised members of the International Committee of the Red Cross occurred at an undisclosed location," Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt told a news conference today.
It was the second visit by the Red Cross to Saddam.
The former Iraqi president, toppled a year ago by the US invasion and captured in December, will spend his first birthday in captivity on Wednesday when he turns 67.
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The Red Cross first visited Saddam on February 21, more than two months after he was found hiding in a hole near his hometown of Tikrit.