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British Warships Move
Into Persian Gulf

11-5-2

SUEZ, Egypt (UPI) -- Five British warships passed through the Suez Canal Tuesday on their way to the Persian Gulf in an apparent move to reinforce British and U.S. forces in the region.
 
Sources at the strategic waterway that links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea said the vessels were four minesweepers and a supply ship. The vessels entered the Red Sea early Tuesday.
 
Observers saw the ship deployment as part of a build up of forces in preparation for a possible U.S.-led military intervention in Iraq to topple its leader, Saddam Hussein.
 
The United States and Britain have notified Egyptian officials that they will be sending more navy vessels through the 100-mile-long canal. Egyptian authorities have requested that foreign warships traverse the canal after midnight for security reasons.
 
 
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