- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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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