Israel Finds Explosive Chemicals Labeled as Sugar in EU Aid to Palestinians

[Reuters] Israel said on Saturday it had seized 6.5 tons of potassium nitrate several weeks ago in bags marked as sugar from a Palestinian truck traveling in the West Bank with EU aid for Gaza. Potassium nitrate can be used to make explosives and to power homemade rockets.


2007-12-31 01:00:00

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