US marines in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah claim to have found chemical weapons equipment.
US Central Command said the soldiers made the discovery when they secured two buildings that were used by members of Iraq's 11th Infantry Division.
They say the Marines found over 300 chemical suits, 300 gas masks, atropine injectors, two chemical decontamination vehicles and other decontamination devices.
They also uncovered weapons, including more than 800 rocket-propelled grenades, over 15,000 rounds of ammunition.
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There were also mines, over 300 rounds of various mortars and several hundred artillery rounds.
"We will bring in subject matter experts to positively identify all the equipment we found," an army spokesman said.
AP