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Syrian Blood Tests Positive for Sarin Gas, U.S. Spies Say

(Wired) Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman - The U.S. intelligence community has uncovered strong evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Several blood samples, taken from multiple people, have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin, an American intelligence source said. The samples are authentic, and the weapons were almost certainly employed by the Assad regime, which began mixing up quantities of sarin's chemical precursors months ago for a potential attack.
2013-04-26 00:00:00
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