Syria-Iran Chemical Weapons Experiment Kills dozens

JPost: Dozens died in Syrian-Iranian chemical weapons experiment’
“Proof of cooperation between Iran and Syria in the proliferation and development of weapons of mass destruction was brought to light Monday in a Jane’s Magazine report that dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers were killed in a July 23 accident in Syria.” Link through Freida.

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