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Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:53 am
by JTD
Details just coming in on CNN.
Their website states:
Breaking NewsVials of potentially hazardous chemicals from an Iraqi weapons plant have been found in files at a U.N. building, officials said.
Re: Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:56 am
by JTD
Discovery made last Friday-discovered two small packages with uncontained substances.
Office building being evacuated.
Breaking news on CNN now
Re: Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:09 pm
by GalvestonDuck
Odd -- Foxnews says it's an unknown substance, discovered today.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295238,00.htmlMeanwhile, CNN says it's phosgene and has been there since 1996, after being confiscated from the al-Muthanna plant.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/30/un.gas/index.html
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:32 pm
by gtalum
I guess now they'll ban liquids from NYC.
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:39 pm
by GalvestonDuck
gtalum wrote:I guess now they'll ban liquids from NYC.
Only 3 oz. or less in vials.
Re: Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:39 pm
by Brent
MSNBC also reporting it's from weapons found in 1996... WTF? How in the world did this happen?