US forces in Iraq say found more Iran-made weapons

BAGHDAD, Feb 26 (Reuters) The US military showed today what it said was further evidence of Iranian-made weapons being used by Iraqi militants fighting American troops, including components to build sophisticated roadside bombs.

The weapons, including mortar bombs and rockets, were found during a raid by US forces and Iraqi police on Saturday near the volatile city of Baquba, north of Baghdad.

Washington, which accuses Iran of fanning violence in Iraq, is particularly concerned about so-called ''explosively formed penetrators'', a sophisticated Iranian-made roadside bomb the US military says has killed 170 US soldiers in Iraq since 2004.

Iran denies the charge.

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