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                     Libya: All Chemical Weapons Destroyed

   Libya`s foreign minister says the country has destroyed its last known
   chemical weapons from the era of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
   Mohammed Abdelaziz said Tuesday Libya is now totally free of chemical
   weapons that could pose a threat to Libyans, their neighbors and the
   environment.
   The head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,
   Ahmet Uzumcu, visited the site in Libya where the arms were destroyed,
   and called the operation a "major undertaking."
   "All Category 1 munitions which were declared by Libya in February 2012
   have been destroyed. There are some residuals which remain and Category
   2 weapons which remain and we are confident that they will be destroyed
   also in due course. I believe this is a significant milestone on the
   road to Libya becoming entirely free of chemical weapons."
   The Category 2 chemicals are what are known as precursors used to make
   the weapons. They are due to be destroyed by the end of 2016.
   Libya signed the international chemical weapons treaty in 2004, and
   spent years destroying its stockpile before halting the operation in
   2010. A new interim government that followed Mr. Gadhafi`s overthrow
   declared more weapons had been discovered, and the destruction began
   again last year.
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