UN Says Iraq Nuclear Search 'Inconclusive'

World | January 7, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says weapons inspectors in Iraq have found nothing suspicious so far. Mohamed El Baradei said there was no evidence that Iraq had lied in its declarations on nuclear arms - but added that it was still too early to draw conclusions. Earlier, weapons inspectors rejected an accusation by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein that they were working as spies. US President George W Bush also dismissed the claims and said the Iraqi leader's actions had been "discouraging". Last month Iraq presented a 12,000-page report on its weapons programmes. Some countries, including the United States, have accused Baghdad of lying in that report.

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