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Article: YOU WILL DIE AT THE GATES OF BAGHDAD; Saddam warns Allied troops.(News)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 18, 2003
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Byline: JAMES MELLOR and LORRAINE DAVIDSON, Europe Correspondent
DEFIANT Saddam Hussein yesterday urged the Iraqis to force any invading US troops to commit suicide at the gates of Baghdad.
His call to arms came as UN weapons chiefs begged for inspectors to be given more time to search in Iraq for weapons of mass destruction.
The British government emphasised it did not regard the discovery of 12 empty chemical warheads on Thursday as a "smoking gun" that could trigger war.
However, US officials ...