Hussein’s Son Called in Serious Condition

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s son had been operated on four times in two days and was in serious condition owing to the attempt on his life in Baghdad, according to an Iraqi opposition group based in Jordan. Uday Hussein, 32, was wounded in the neck when gunmen ambushed his armored car Thursday, said the opposition Iraqi National Accord. Iraq’s official media remained silent on Uday’s condition and details of the attack, and reports from the opposition could not be independently confirmed. Uday was quoted as telling Iraqi soccer officials Friday that he was not badly hurt, but he did not appear on television or speak on the radio--moves that would have silenced rumors in Iraq that his wounds were serious.