Russia sends armoured trucks to Syria to transport chemical arms

December 23 2013 11:25:35

Russia sends armoured trucks to Syria to transport chemical arms

MOSCOW - Reuters

Russia has sent 25 armoured trucks and 50 other vehicles to Syria to help transport toxins that are to be destroyed under an international agreement to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.

In a report to President Vladimir Putin, Shoigu said Russian aircraft delivered 50 Kamaz trucks and 25 Ural armoured trucks to the Syrian port city of Latakia late last week along with other equipment, state-run news agency RIA reported.

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