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.

"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.