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US-led forces show evidence of Iran weapons in Iraq
11 Feb 2007 13:33:41 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Iraq in turmoil

BAGHDAD, Feb 11 (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq on Sunday presented what officials said was "a growing body" of evidence of Iranian weapons being used to kill coalition soldiers.

A senior defence official from the U.S.-led Multi-National Force in Baghdad, told a briefing that 170 coalition forces had been killed by roadside bombs known as explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) that he said were manufactured in Iran and smuggled into Iraq.


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