US soldiers find large weapons cache in Iraq

US soldiers found a large weapons cache including rockets, land mines, mortar systems hidden under bags of wheat on a truck north-west of Baghdad, the military said today.

The truck was stopped on May 9 after soldiers discovered seven fuses, 15 mortar tips and wire commonly used in roadside bombs, but the weapons cache was only discovered on Tuesday while the unit was looking for additional evidence, according to the statement.