[So Cal Rocket]

Tuesday, May 18, 2004
By Liza Porteus
NEW YORK — Tests of the artillery shell that detonated in Iraq on Saturday have confirmed that it did in fact contain an estimated three or four liters of the deadly sarin (search) nerve agent, Defense officials told Fox News Tuesday.



The artillery shell was left as a roadside bomb, the U.S. military said Monday. Two U.S. soldiers were treated for minor exposure to the nerve agent when the 155-mm shell exploded before it could be rendered inoperable.

The soldiers displayed "classic" symptoms of sarin exposure — most notably dilated pupils and nausea, officials said. The symptoms ran their course fairly quickly, however, and as of Tuesday, the two had returned to duty.

[oolatec]

Darn, you beat me by 3 minutes... lol

[mlbford2]

Might as well be 3-4 litres of RAID. Press won't touch it.

[KarlInOhio]

The soldiers displayed "classic" symptoms of sarin exposure — most notably dilated pupils and nausea, officials said.

Clueless press alert! It's constricted pupils not dilated.