RENEE MONTAGNE, host: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Saddam Hussein was buried yesterday in the village where he was born 69 years ago. He was interred in a compound he built for himself a few miles south of Tikrit.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Tikrit was a major power base for Saddam during his more than a quarter of century as ruler of Iraq. Dozens of relatives and other mourners attended Saddam's funeral, which took place in the dark just before dawn.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Also, hundreds of supporters visited Saddam's burial place. It's a domed chamber 20 feet tall hung with a green chandelier. In Tikrit, gunmen took to the streets carrying pictures of Saddam and calling for vengeance. But across the country, there was a relative lull in the violence.
Saddam Hussein was buried Sunday in the village where he was born 69 years ago. He was interred in a compound he built for himself in Ouja, a few miles south of Tikrit. The area was a major power base for Saddam.