Weapons inspectors sting Iraqis

UN WEAPONS inspectors flexed their muscles yesterday, combing a complex housing Iraq’s own arms Monitoring Directorate and leaving two senior Iraqi officials trapped inside and fuming for hours.

Meanwhile, in Israel, the armed forces test-fired an Arrow missile interceptor, preparing to defend the Jewish state against any attack by Iraq in the event of a US-led war in the Gulf.

Iraq fired 39 Scuds with conventional warheads at Israel in the 1991 Gulf War, causing one death and extensive damage.