Wednesday, 2. April 2003

Topic: W A R - on April 2, 2003 at 2:26:13 PM CEST

Saddam 'intends to damage holy sites'

Tony Blair claimed today that Saddam Hussein intends to destroy Iraq's holy sites and pin the blame on coalition forces.

During prime minister's questions, Mr Blair pledged that Britain would do everything it could to protect the shrines.

The prime minister said intelligence reports showed that the Iraqi regime "intends to damage the holy sites ... with a view to blaming the coalition falsely for that damage".

¬> Guardian

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