Marines Urge Weapon Handover in Fallujah

World | April 23, 2004, Friday // 00:00

US Marines warned guerrillas in this violence-wracked city that they have only days to hand over their heavy weapons or face a possible American attack. So far the insurgents have turned in mainly dud rockets, rusty mortar shells and grenades labelled "inert." The stark warning came two days after city leaders called on insurgents to hand over their heavy weapons in return for a US pledge to hold back on plans to storm Fallujah and allow the return of families that fled the city.

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