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Danish defense minister, under fire over Iraq, resigns
COPENHAGEN (AFP) Apr 23, 2004
 Danish Defense Minister Svend Aage Jensby, who came under fire over intelligence reports of Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, resigned on Friday.

"I have called on Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to relieve me of my functions," Jensby said in a statement.

The center-right government in Denmark was a strong backer of the US-led war on Iraq, and accused Baghdad of having illegal weapons of mass destruction.

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