Morocco denies selling monkeys to USA for mine clearance in Iraq

Originally published March 29, 2003

Morocco's Communication ministry denied on Monday that Morocco sold monkeys to the US army to be used for mine clearance in Iraq, as was reported by French satellite TV channel LCI and UPI news agency.

In a clarification sent to the two media, the Communication department termed this information as "whimsical and unfounded."

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