Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York

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Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York

#1 Postby JTD » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:53 am

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.
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Re: Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York

#2 Postby JTD » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:56 am

Discovery made last Friday-discovered two small packages with uncontained substances.

Office building being evacuated.

Breaking news on CNN now
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Re: Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York

#3 Postby GalvestonDuck » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:09 pm

Odd -- Foxnews says it's an unknown substance, discovered today.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295238,00.html

Meanwhile, 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
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#4 Postby gtalum » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:32 pm

I guess now they'll ban liquids from NYC. :D
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#5 Postby GalvestonDuck » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:39 pm

gtalum wrote:I guess now they'll ban liquids from NYC. :D


Only 3 oz. or less in vials. ;)
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Re: Chemical weapons found at the United Nations in New York

#6 Postby Brent » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:39 pm

MSNBC also reporting it's from weapons found in 1996... WTF? How in the world did this happen?
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