Syria hands over last of declared chemical weapons

The final eight per cent of the 1,300-tonne stockpile of chemical arsenal has been loaded onto ships in the Syrian port of Latakia.

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Published: Mon 23 Jun 2014, 7:23 PM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 5:25 AM

The organization charged with overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons program says the last of the country’s acknowledged stockpile has been handed over.

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons director general Ahmet Uzumcu said Monday the final eight percent of the 1,300-tonne stockpile has been loaded onto ships in the Syrian port of Latakia. Uzumcu was speaking at a press conference in The Hague.

Syria’s government agreed to surrender its arsenal last fall when the US threatened punitive missile strikes after a deadly chemical attack on a rebel-held suburb of Damascus.


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