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Iraqi targets security with poison melons
MOSUL, Iraq, June 2 (UPI) -- An Iraqi posed as a farmer and gave poisoned watermelons to U.S. soldiers stationed near Mosul, it was reported Thursday. The man was arrested by police after several of the solders and security forces got sick after eating the melons, the BBC said. U.S. military officials in northern Iraq said the man drove around to military checkpoints and offered the melons to thirsty troops.Military sources did not reveal how many soldiers were stricken by the poisoned fruit, but they said all had recovered -- although the BBC said it was being reported elsewhere that one person died. The melons were being tested in Baghdad to determine what poison had been injected into them. Posted by: Steve 2005-06-03 |
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