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Syria hands over last of declared chemical weapons

By TOBY STERLINGMENELAOS HADJICOSTIS

Published June 23, 2014 8:43pm ET

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Syria hands over last of declared chemical weapons — In this photo taken on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a sticker reading "Toxic" on containers carrying Syria's dangerous chemical weapons, on the Danish cargo ship, Ark Futura, transporting the chemical weapons out of the strife-torn country, in Cyprus coastal waters. Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons director general Ahmet Uzumcu said Monday, June 23, 2014, the final shipment of stockpiled chemical weapons has been loaded onto Danish and Norwegian ships for transportation out of Syria.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) | Petros Karadjias

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Syria finished handing over to Western powers Monday the 1,300 tons of chemical weapons it acknowledged possessing, completing a deal reached last fall under threat of U.S. airstrikes.

The most dangerous material will be transferred to an American ship, which will move into international waters and use specialized equipment to destroy the chemicals over the next two months. Other material will be disposed of at toxic waste sites in various countries.

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