'Mustard gas used' by Syrian insurgants in August

Mustard gas was used by insurgents in Syria in an attack that likely killed an infant, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has confirmed.

'Mustard gas used' by Syrian insurgants in August

Mustard gas was used by insurgents in Syria in an attack that likely killed an infant, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has confirmed.

Friday’s statement was the first official confirmation that sulfur mustard, often called mustard gas, has been used by insurgents in Syria.

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