UN inspectors land in Iraq

THE first team of UN inspectors landed in Iraq yesterday to resume the hunt for chemical, biological and/or nuclear arms programmes.

UN inspectors land in Iraq
Tue, 26 Nov, 2002 - 00:00
Charles J Hanley, Baghdad

The outcome of the search could help determine the future of peace in the Middle East.

A white C-130 transport plane, emblazoned with a simple UN logo, touched down at Baghdad's Saddam International Airport carrying a contingent of 17 international arms monitors and their cargo of high-tech sensors, computers and other gear.

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