Residents carry a dead body that was found near the site of burning tankers, after an explosion on the outskirts of Sirte, Libya Photo: REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalLibya: Stockpiles Of Chemical Weapons Found -- The Telegraph
Chemical weapons have been found in Libya by National Transitional Council forces, a representative of the movement that ousted the late Muammar Gaddafi has said.
The NTC said the chemical warheads had been secured and would be made safe by experts.
"They are from the Gaddafi era and are under guard, until they can be handed over," an NTC representative said at a meeting between the council and NATO representatives in Qatar.
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