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UN Arms Inspectors Search Eight Suspected Iraqi Sites

UN arms inspectors on Tuesday searched eight sites in Iraq as their almost daily hunting for prohibited weapons of mass destruction, the experts spokesman Hiro Ueki said in a statement.

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UN arms inspectors on Tuesday searched eight sites in Iraq as their almost daily hunting for prohibited weapons of mass destruction, the experts spokesman Hiro Ueki said in a statement.

A team of missile experts from the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) paid their unannounced visit to the Al Mamoun Plant, some 60 km southwest of Baghdad.

"The purpose of the visit was to witness the casting process of a solid propellant motor for the Al Ubour missile," Ueki said.

Another missile team searched the Al Mansour plant in the northeast part of Baghdad, which produces semiconductors, industrial gases, and drinking water.

A multi-disciplinary inspection team went to the Chemical Corp'sTraining Center, 120 km west of Baghdad, which "consists of administrative buildings, classrooms, warehouses, workshops and several training regions."

Two UNMOVIC biological teams separately visited the Ibn Seena Research Center in Baghdad, which "conducts research and testing into new pharmaceutical formulations," and the National Center of Drug Control and Research, owned by the Ministry of Health.

Some UNMOVIC chemical experts paid a return visit to the Chemical Engineering Research Design Center in the capital. The last visit was on Sunday.

The chemical team then went to the Petrochemical Research and Development Center, owned by the Ministry of Oil.

Meanwhile, nuclear experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspected the Mechanical Engineering Design Center.

"The center consists of several technical design departments serving local industry in the design of general as well as specialized equipment," Ueki said.

There are currently 110 UN arms inspectors in Iraq, 100 of whom from the UNMOVIC and 10 others from the IAEA.

They will submit their first report on Iraqi weapons programs tothe UN Security Council by the Jan. 27 deadline.

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