] EUPHRATES 'POISONED'
]
]
] US Marines found cyanide and mustard agents in high
] concentrations in the Euphrates River near Nassiriya in
] Iraq, television network MSNBC has reported.
]
] The network said a briefing from Marine officials was its
] source for the information.
]
] The agents were found during routine tests conducted to
] ensure the water being used is safe, MSNBC said.
]
] Neither Centcom officials in Qatar nor US military
] officials in Iraq have confirmed the MSNBC report.

And a previous story, already reported here,

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1086327,00.html

] IRAQ'S CHILLING WARNING

] Hundreds of US troops have been drafted in to reinforce Baghdad
] airport after Iraq warned it will take unconventional action
] against them tonight.
]
] Saddam Hussein's information minister said: "Tonight we will
] carry out something that is non-conventional against them, not
] military. It will be a great example to them."

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