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Report:
Syria Preparing
Chemical Weapons

Dec 5, 2012 6:41 PM CST

Report: Syria Preparing Chemical Weapons

Assad orders military to be ready to use sarin, says NBC

(Newser) - Syria's Bashar al-Assad is edging closer to using chemical weapons against his own people, reports NBC News . It quotes US officials as saying that Syria's military has begun loading the necessary components for sarin gas into bombs. The good news is that the bombs have not been loaded...

17 Years Later, Japan Nabs Final Gas Attack Fugitive

Jun 15, 2012 12:52 AM CDT

17 Years Later, Japan Nabs Final Gas Attack Fugitive

Doomsday guru's bodyguard arrested in Tokyo after massive manhunt

(Newser) - The final suspect in a doomsday cult's deadly nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system has been arrested after 17 years as a fugitive. Katsuya Takahashi, 54, was busted at a comic book cafe in Tokyo after a member of the staff recognized him, reports AP . Takahashi, the...

Fugitive of 1995 Tokyo Gas Attack Arrested

UPDATED

Jun 4, 2012 4:17 AM CDT

Fugitive of 1995 Tokyo Gas Attack Arrested

Naoko Kikuchi was found living 20 miles west of Tokyo

(Newser) - Seventeen years after a sarin gas attack in Tokyo killed 13 commuters and sickened thousands, one of the two remaining fugitives has been caught, reports the New York Times . Formerly a top member of the religious group Aum Shinrikyo, 40-year-old Naoko Kikuchi is accused of making the sarin gas. Police...

Gulf War Syndrome Vets
Have Brain Damage: Study

Sep 16, 2011 2:45 AM CDT

Gulf War Syndrome Vets Have Brain Damage: Study

Abnormalities turn up on scans, likely caused by nerve gas

(Newser) - Gulf War Syndrome vets have notable brain abnormalities likely triggered by nerve gas, researchers have discovered. The finding flies in the face of years of Defense Department pronouncements that the syndrome—characterized by pain, lack of concentration and memory loss—is psychological, and linked to combat stress. But vets suffering...

Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

Mar 11, 2008 9:05 AM CDT

Gulf Illness Blamed on Chemicals

Pesticides and nerve agents cause syndrome, says researcher

(Newser) - Exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the first Gulf War is the likely cause of widespread illnesses suffered by its veterans, a new study concludes. Some 250,000 veterans of the conflict—a third of the troops who served— suffer fatigue, muscle and joint pain, memory lapses, intestinal problems, and...

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