Nerve agent warheads found

Polish troops have found two warheads in Iraq believed to contain a deadly nerve agent, though it is not clear what period the weapons come from.

Polish troops have found two warheads in Iraq believed to contain a deadly nerve agent, though it is not clear what period the weapons come from.

The two warheads were found early last month in a bunker in the area controlled by Polish forces, and tested positive for cyclosarin – a substance many times stronger than sarin, the Polish defence ministry said in a statement last night.

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