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Syrian chemicals heading for Cheshire after UK arrival | Syrian chemicals heading for Cheshire after UK arrival |
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The UK has taken delivery of more than 200 tonnes of toxic chemicals from Syria. | |
The consignment arrived at Southampton and is being checked by experts before being transported by road to Ellesmere port in Cheshire for incineration. | The consignment arrived at Southampton and is being checked by experts before being transported by road to Ellesmere port in Cheshire for incineration. |
It will be destroyed by Veolia Environmental Services, a French firm at the port. | It will be destroyed by Veolia Environmental Services, a French firm at the port. |
Veolia and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the material had no "chemical weapon agents". | Veolia and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said the material had no "chemical weapon agents". |
It comprised "precursor chemicals" that "are handled and destroyed by industry on a routine basis", a spokesman said. | It comprised "precursor chemicals" that "are handled and destroyed by industry on a routine basis", a spokesman said. |
The convoy is expected to be comprised of up to 15 lorries and police are understood to be aware of its route and timings. | The convoy is expected to be comprised of up to 15 lorries and police are understood to be aware of its route and timings. |
Whitehall officials say the contents are within Department of Transport safety guidelines. | Whitehall officials say the contents are within Department of Transport safety guidelines. |
Syria agreed to the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile last year. | Syria agreed to the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile last year. |
The deal - backed by the UN and brokered by the US and Russia - was struck amid the threat of US air strikes, triggered by a sarin gas attack on a rebel-held suburb of Damascus. | The deal - backed by the UN and brokered by the US and Russia - was struck amid the threat of US air strikes, triggered by a sarin gas attack on a rebel-held suburb of Damascus. |