The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday confirmed a media report that Iraq's interim government had voiced concern over the disappearance of about 400 tons of conventional explosives that could be used in missiles. The Iraqi ministry of science and technology conveyed to the IAEA of the disappearance of mainly HMX and RDX explosive materiel on October 10, agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told AFP.
Earlier, The New York Times reported that the explosives disappeared from Al-Qaqaa facility, which "was supposed to be under American military control but is now a no man's land, still picked over by looters as recently as Sunday."
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