Crime & Justice
Syria Arrests Colonel Accused of Overseeing Sarin Gas Bomb Manufacturing
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Syria Arrests Colonel Accused of Overseeing Sarin Gas Bomb Manufacturing
Syria's Interior Ministry said Wednesday it arrested a former colonel responsible for manufacturing sarin gas bombs under the deposed regime.
- The Interior Ministry announced the arrest of Colonel Ahmad Habib Ali, a chemical weapons specialist and former head of sarin gas warehouses.
- The ministry said Ali served as head of the Center for Scientific Studies and Research and was responsible for chemical manufacturing in Unit 417.
- According to initial investigations, Ali supervised the manufacture of about 20 sarin gas bombs, each weighing 250 kg, used in attacks on Syrian towns in 2013 and 2017.
- The ministry stated that investigations are ongoing to document all crimes attributed to Ali, pending his referral to the judiciary.
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