Iraq refuses palace inspection

Baghdad - Iraq stood its ground yesterday in refusing to allow UN arms inspectors into presidential palaces, as the UN Security…

Baghdad - Iraq stood its ground yesterday in refusing to allow UN arms inspectors into presidential palaces, as the UN Security Council prepared to renew the humanitarian "oil-for-food" accord.

The UN Special Commission in charge of disarming Iraq, meanwhile, carried out a 10th day of inspections since Baghdad dropped its ban on US members of the commission.

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