GIOIA TAURO, Italy: The international operation to destroy Syrian chemical weapons entered its final phase yesterday, with the stockpile loaded onto a US military ship equipped to dispose of them.
Mustard gas and ingredients to make Sarin nerve gas were transferred from a Danish freighter in the Italian port of Gioia Tauro amid tight security. “Italy has proven its capacity for great efficiency in this delicate operation of international security,” Environment Minister Gian Luca Galleti said. AFP
