Project site to dispose of chemical weapons abandoned in China

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Photo shows an entrance to a project site for the disposal of chemical weapons abandoned in China by the Japanese military at the end of World War II, in Hebei Province on Sept. 24, 2010. Four Japanese nationals detained in the province by Chinese authorities are believed to have undertaken research at the site.

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