The Pentagon says US troops scouring northern Iraq for weapons of mass destruction have found drums of what is described as "suspicious" chemicals. An official says a mobile laboratory has arrived at the scene to conduct tests on the nature of the chemical. It declined to give further details but American news reports say the unmarked barrels were found near an ammunition dump that also contained 150 gas masks. They say a preliminary test of one of the barrels showed a mixture of three chemicals, including a nerve agent and blistering agent.
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