The Iraqi police found the body of the killed lawyer for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

"Our patrols found a body at about 10:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) in the Sabah al-Khaiyat Square in Ur neighborhood, which later was identified as Khamis al-Ubaidi's," the source said on condition of anonymity.

He said the victim was kidnapped few days ago from Baghdad's southern district of Doura.

Earlier, the Iraqi state-run television reported breaking news saying that gunmen assassinated Khamis al-Ubaidi, without giving further details.

Two of the defense team lawyers for Saddam and his seven top aides were also killed by gunmen in Baghdad in the past, it was reported.