08 June 2004

Chlorine bottles as chemical weapons?

Global Security Newswire: "New Jersey Local Police Designate Chlorine Bottle Incidents as Terrorist Acts" Law enforcement officials in the New Jersey town of Woodbridge have labeled an incident Saturday night in which a chlorine-filled bottle was thrown into a bar as a crime of terrorism involving chemical weapons, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, May 5). A chlorine-filled water bottle exploded after being thrown through an open window into the Pioneer Tavern, injuring one man when some of the chlorine splashed into his eyes, police said. The man and two emergency first responders were treated at a local hospital. Two other incidents involving exploding bottles occurred Saturday night, and an exploded bottle was found in the driveway of an area school, AP reported (Associated Press, June 2)."

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