Posted on 12/14/2002 5:01:13 AM PST by stilts
Officials from the Esbat al-Ansar group said Friday that US reports accusing the militant Islamic group of having nerve gas supplied by Iraq did not deserve a response.
The officials were adamant that the reports were fabricated, a source said. Esbat al-Ansar, based in Sidons Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, has been described as a terrorist organization by Washington.
The officials from the group were reluctant to speak with reporters, but one said that such reports did not warrant a reply.
We are not in a hurry to reply to (US President George W.) Bush or others, the official said. The men guarding the groups offices refused journalists requests to take pictures of them.
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