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‘All Syria chemical weapons effluent destroyed’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe world’s chemical weapons watchdog says all effluents from Syria’s neutralized chemical weapons arsenal have been destroyed.
“The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons welcomes the disposal of effluents resulting from neutralization operations aboard the US vessel Cape Ray,” the Hague-based watchdog says in a statement.
A total of 1,300 metric tons of chemical weapons have been removed from Syria, with the majority neutralized on the US Navy ship MV Cape Ray — and turned into less harmful effluent.
This effluent is the result of the sea-based destruction of sulphur mustards, commonly known as mustard gas, and methylphosphonyl difluoride, a precursor chemical for sarin gas.
— AFP
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