WORLD IN BRIEF : JORDAN : Missile Parts Bound for Iraq Are Seized
From Times Wire Reports
Following a tip from U.S. intelligence, Jordan intercepted a shipment of sophisticated missile parts destined for Iraq in violation of U.N. sanctions, Jordanian and diplomatic sources said. The sources said the seized equipment was for missile guidance systems, a clear breach of the ban on almost all Iraqi imports and a sign that work is continuing on intermediate-range missiles Iraq is no longer permitted to possess. The sources would not give the origin of the parts, but they were not U.S.-made.
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