Inspectors interview Iraqi scientist as teams search 13 suspect sites

UN arms inspectors conducted a private interview with an Iraqi scientist yesterday and scoured 13 suspect weapons sites across Iraq.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2003 - 00:00
Hassan Hafidh

"The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) held a private interview with a senior engineer connected with Iraq's procurement history related to 81mm aluminium tubes," said Hero Ueki, a UN spokesman in Baghdad.

Inspectors suspect the tubes could be related to enrichment of uranium used to make nuclear weapons.

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