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Early tests of Syrian site show no reactor

VIENNA, Austria --- Partial results of samples from a Syrian site bombed by Israel show nothing to back up U.S. assertions that the target was a secret nuclear reactor, diplomats said Saturday.

The diplomats cautioned that the results from the International Atomic Energy Agency probe are preliminary because findings of more detailed tests are still outstanding.

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HACKERS DEFACED the official Web site of Iraq's top Shiite cleric, mocking him in language often used by Sunni Arab extremists. A news agency in Shiite-dominated Iran said Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's site was among hundreds that were targeted.

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