Chemical watchdog says will deploy second team to Syria

October 08 2013 16:35:42

Chemical watchdog says will deploy second team to Syria

THE HAGUE - Agence France-Presse

The world's chemical weapons watchdog said Tuesday it will deploy a second team of inspectors to bolster its ambitious programme to destroy Syria's arsenal.

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "will deploy a second team of inspectors for the mission in Syria," it said in a statement.

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