Iraq Uncovers Al-Qaeda 'Chemical Weapons Plot'

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The authorities in Iraq say they have uncovered an al-Qaeda plot to use chemical weapons, as well as to smuggle them to Europe and North America. BBC reports.

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Iraq uncovers al-Qaeda 'chemical weapons plot'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22742201
"Defence ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said five men had been arrested after military intelligence monitored their activities for three months. Three workshops for manufacturing the chemical agents, including sarin and mustard gas, were uncovered, he added. Remote-controlled toy planes were also seized at the workshops. Mr Askari said they were to have been used to release the chemical agents over the target from a "safe" distance of 1.5km (1 mile), reports the BBC's Rami Ruhayem in Baghdad..."

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