Twenty security guards have suffered from inhaling mustard gas at a chemical weapons facility. This facility is located in southern Libya, and it was set up during Qaddafi's regime. The main stockpile of Qaddafi's chemical weapons are said to be located in central Libya. The destruction of these weapons was supposed to have started by April of 2012, but the facility was recently repaired and the destruction should be complete by December 2016. The guards were exposed while with a mission from OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons).
http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/03/23/20-security-guards-suffer-mustard-gas-poisoning/
The article did not indicate what the cause of the mustard gas release was, but I would be interested to know if it was simply because of something wrong with the facilities (as indicated by the facility needing to be repaired) or something else. The article did state that the mustard gas at this facility was not the majority of Qaddafi's stockpile, so what would happen if the rest of the gas was released in Libya or elsewhere?
It seems like this area has been suffering from many attacks on plants/facilities.Thus, I feel it's only reasonable to question what made the mustard gas release. Also, it's interesting that you point out that it wasn't the majority of the stock. I suppose they will find out soon enough what happened, hopefully without anyone else being injured.
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