Al Qaeda chemical weapons factory making bombs 'set for Britain' uncovered in Iraq
2 Jun 2013 10:55
Anti-terror police found the deadly haul in raids on three locations in the capital Baghdad.
An al Qaeda chemical weapons factory making bombs to be smuggled to Western targets including Britain was uncovered in Iraq yesterday.
Anti-terror police found the deadly haul in raids on three locations in the capital Baghdad.
They seized raw materials being used to make poison gases which were to be released using remote-controlled toy planes.
Five men under surveillance for three months were arrested.
Order One is reported to have confessed to being part of a group making gas to order for terror cells in Europe.
Defence spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said they had found three workshops with materials to make chlorine bombs, sarin nerve gas and First World War-style mustard gas.
He added that foreign intelligence services had helped to arrest the men, although it is not known if Britain was directly involved in the operation.
The haul comes after the 10th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Iraq.
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