Jane's: Dozens Dead in Syrian-Iranian Chemical Weapons Accident

[Ynet News] Dozens of Syrian military officers and Iranian engineers were killed on July 26 in Halab, Syria, as they were attempting to mount a chemical warhead with mustard gas on a Scud-C missile, Jane's Defence Weekly reported Monday. An explosion spread lethal chemical agents, including mustard gas, VX gas and sarin nerve gas, killing 15 Syrian officers and dozens of Iranian engineers who were in the facility. Dozens of people were injured.


2007-09-19 01:00:00

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