Two senior Iraqi officials have reacted angrily after being held for several hours at a site in Baghdad that was sealed off and searched by United Nations weapons inspectors.
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For about six hours, the inspectors prevented anyone entering or leaving the site, as they filmed and searched cars - as well as looking inside handbags.

Mr al-Douri told reporters that the behaviour of the inspectors was unacceptable and that they should allow people to go in and out in a more civilised way.

General Amin described the move as "maximum intrusiveness", but said Iraq did not want to complain officially in case it was interpreted as opposition to the search itself.

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