British marines make Afghan arms find

British marines stormed a compound in an Afghan village, captured more than 10 armed men and found rooms piled high with mortars, rockets and heavy weapons they said may have belonged to al Qaida or the Taliban.

British marines make Afghan arms find

British marines stormed a compound in an Afghan village, captured more than 10 armed men and found rooms piled high with mortars, rockets and heavy weapons they said may have belonged to al Qaida or the Taliban.

Marines said today that the weapons cache was one of the biggest found by troops who have been scouring southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border for al Qaida or Taliban fighters.

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