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Chemical weapon wasn’t used near U.S. troops in Iraq

A rocket fired last week at an Iraqi base where American troops are present did not contain a chemical agent despite earlier suspicions, the U.S. military reported Tuesday. Extensive laboratory tests concluded that the munition did not contain mustard agent, Air Force Col. John Dorrian, a U.S. military spokesman, said. No one was killed or injured in the Sept. […]

Jim Michaels writes for USA Today:

A rocket fired last week at an Iraqi base where American troops are present did not contain a chemical agent despite earlier suspicions, the U.S. military reported Tuesday.

Extensive laboratory tests concluded that the munition did not contain mustard agent, Air Force Col. John Dorrian, a U.S. military spokesman, said.

No one was killed or injured in the Sept. 20 attack. The shell landed several hundred yards from the nearest U.S. troops.