Lab indicates al-Qaida sought chemical arms

Friday, November 16, 2001

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Materials left behind in a compound used by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network -- including a booklet offering advice on how to survive a nuclear explosion -- suggest the terrorist group may have been trying to develop chemical arms and other unconventional weapons.

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