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The Hunt for Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction

23/04/2015 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Hunt for Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction

In April 1991 weapons inspectors were allowed into Iraq to search for WMDs

In April 1991 weapons inspectors were allowed into Iraq to search for Saddam Hussein's WMDs.

In April 1991 United Nations weapons inspectors were allowed into Iraq to search for Saddam Hussein's WMDs.  Swedish diplomat Rolf Ekeus was in charge of the team. Hear his story.

(Photo: Rolf Ekeus in Baghdad in 1995. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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