The head of Saddam Hussein's tribe has been killed in a car bomb attack in Iraq.

The explosion occurred on Tuesday in the town of Awja in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, police said.
 
A bomb had been placed on the underside of Sheikh Ali al-Neda's vehicle.
 
Al-Neda headed Iraq's al-Bu Nasir tribe, a large Sunni Arab clan which includes the former Iraqi ruler's family.
 
Police said that al-Neda and one of his guards died and another guard was seriously wounded in the blast.
 
Saddam hailed from Tekrit, about 80km from Baghdad.

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