{"id":468356,"date":"2018-02-28T08:06:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T08:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/28\/n-korea-providing-materials-to-syria-chemical-weapons-factories\/"},"modified":"2018-02-28T08:06:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T08:06:53","slug":"n-korea-providing-materials-to-syria-chemical-weapons-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/28\/n-korea-providing-materials-to-syria-chemical-weapons-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"N Korea ‘providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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North Korea has been sending equipment to Syria that could be used in chemical weapons manufacturing, US media report, citing findings by UN experts.<\/p>\n

The materials include acid-resistant tiles, valves and pipes, reports say.<\/p>\n

An as-yet-unreleased UN report also says Pyongyang\u2019s missile specialists have been seen at Syrian weapon-making facilities, the New York Times says.<\/p>\n

The allegations come after new reports of chlorine gas being used by Syrian forces, which the government denies.<\/p>\n

North Korea is under international sanctions over its nuclear programme.<\/p>\n

The supplies reported to have been illicitly sent to Syria by North Korea included high-heat, acid-resistant tiles, corrosion-resistant valves and thermometers. The tiles are said to be used to construct facilities where chemical weapons are produced.<\/p>\n

Five shipments were sent to Syria via a Chinese trading firm during late 2016 and early 2017, the Wall Street Journal says. They are allegedly part of dozens of shipments over several years.<\/p>\n

The Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) \u2013 a Syrian government agency \u2013 is said to have paid North Korea via a number of front companies, the newspaper reports.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n

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