Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf told a news conference on 21 March that one of Saddam Hussein's residences had been destroyed in overnight air raids. 'They rocketed the residence of his household,' he said. 'But thank god they are all safe.' Al-Sahhaf also issued a statement of defiance towards the US. Speaking of 'criminal Bush and his gang,' he warned: 'We will not allow them to get out of this quagmire which we trapped them in. They will see their end there.'