Libyan chemical weapons ‘safely destroyed’

Navideshahed- As efforts continue to neutralize Syria’s chemical weapons, Gaddafi’s stockpile has been eliminated.

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جمعه - ۰۴ ارديبهشت ۲۰۱۴ / 2014 04 February

Libya’s lethal stockpile of chemical weapons has been completely neutralized in a secret operation carried out by Libyan contractors trained in Germany and Sweden.
While international efforts to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons have been held up by delays, the Libyan operation reached a successful conclusion last week.
Hundreds of bombs and artillery shells filled with sulphur mustard were reportedly destroyed in mobile ovens in a remote area of the Libyan desert, about 400 miles southeast of Tripoli.
Often referred to as mustard gas, the toxin was first used during the First World War. It is a powerful irritant and blistering agent that damages the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract and damages DNA, a vital component of cells in the body, especially in the bone marrow.

Libya’s lethal stockpile of chemical weapons has been completely neutralized in a secret operation carried out by Libyan contractors trained in Germany and Sweden. While international efforts to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons have been held up by delays, the Libyan operation reached a successful conclusion last week. Hundreds of bombs and artillery shells filled with sulphur mustard were reportedly destroyed in mobile ovens in a remote area of the Libyan desert, about 400 miles southeast of Tripoli. Often referred to as mustard gas, the toxin was first used during the First World War. It is a powerful irritant and blistering agent that damages the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract and damages DNA, a vital component of cells in the body, especially in the bone marrow.