BULGARIAN RESIDENTS IN KUWAIT ARE ISSUED WITH GAS MASKS, 2003-02-08 (photo)

Emil Stoynov (R) and Raytcho Red from Bulgaria practice a drill to prepare for possible NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) attack from Iraq, in their apartment in Kuwait February 8, 2003. Saddam Hussein has threatened that he would attack his southern neighbour that is hosting tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers preparing to launch a possible war with Iraq. The Bulgarian embassy issued to some 350 residents gas masks and anti-serum Atropinum to protect them in the event of a chemical attack in the oil-rich Gulf state. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee SEM/CRB