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Syria hands in chemical weapons destruction plan
Source: BBC
Syria has handed in a plan for the destruction of its chemical weapons to the watchdog monitoring the process.
In a statement, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons (OPCW) said the declaration was submitted three days ahead of schedule.
OPCW inspectors are also due to complete visiting the last four of 23 weapons sites declared by Syria.
The OPCW's mission was set up following outrage at a chemical weapons attack near the Syrian capital in August.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24695250
See also:
New York Times, Syria Meets Deadline for Submitting Destruction Plan for Chemical Weapons
New York Times, Norway Rejects U.S. Request to Help Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons
Al Jazeera, Syrian rebels reject Geneva peace talks
