Watchdog finds traces of sarin exposure in Syria
- 8 years ago
A fact-finding mission by the UN chemical weapons watchdog has found that some people in Syria may have been exposed to sarin or a sarin-like gas, according to a report released Monday.
The mission by the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said it was investigating 11 incidents of the use of toxic chemicals reported by the Syrian government, according to the AFP news agency.
"In one instance, the analysis of some blood samples indicates that individuals were at some point exposed to sarin or a sarin-like substance," said the OPCW report sent to the Security Council last week.
"Further investigation would be necessary to determine when or under what circumstances such exposure might have occurred," said the report.
The mission by the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said it was investigating 11 incidents of the use of toxic chemicals reported by the Syrian government, according to the AFP news agency.
"In one instance, the analysis of some blood samples indicates that individuals were at some point exposed to sarin or a sarin-like substance," said the OPCW report sent to the Security Council last week.
"Further investigation would be necessary to determine when or under what circumstances such exposure might have occurred," said the report.