Syria hands over last of declared chemical weapons to West

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Syria finished handing over to Western powers Monday the 1,300 tons of chemical weapons it acknowledged possessing, completing a deal reached last fall under threat of U.S. airstrikes.

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