Syria chem agents being destroyed: OPCW

Around 700 tonnes of Syria's chemical agents have been delivered to specialised destruction facilities in Britain, Finland and the US, the watchdog in charge of the mission said yesterday.
"All 1,300 metric tonnes of chemicals removed from Syria by the international maritime operation have been delivered to destruction facilities outside the country," the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said in a statement.
The remaining around 600 tonnes of Syria's declared chemical arsenal is currently being destroyed aboard a US military ship at a secret location at sea.
"Destruction activities are now underway in all locations," the OPCW said.
A plan has also finally been agreed for the destruction of Syria's 12 former chemical weapons production facilities, the OPCW said.