Bombs That Killed Al-Zarqawi Were Built In McAlester

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) -- The bombs used to killed terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi were built at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.<br/><br/>Plant spokesman Mark Hughes confirms the two 500-pound bombs

Friday, June 9th 2006, 1:01 pm

By: News On 6

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) -- The bombs used to killed terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi were built at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.

Plant spokesman Mark Hughes confirms the two 500-pound bombs were made at the southeast Oklahoma depot. He says the McAlester plant is the only facility making the 500-pound bombs for the military.

Al-Zarqawi was killed when the two bombs were dropped on a safe house where he was staying about 30 miles outside Baghdad.

US Air Force Lieutenant General Gary North says two F-16s dropped a laser-guided GBU-12 and a satellite-guided GBU-38 bomb on the house.