Japanese Search Yields Chemical Shells in China

Japan has completed a third round of chemical weapons collection in the Chinese city of Dunhua, securing 418 shells abandoned during World War II, the Xinhua News Agency reported (see GSN, Aug. 18). 

Workers determined that another 20 munitions were not of Japanese origin and turned them over to Chinese officials.  The remaining shells will be stored temporarily in a Chinese warehouse, according to the Japanese Cabinet Office.

The recent effort in the Jilin Province city, conducted from Aug. 22 to Monday, followed two others that have collected 605 shells, Xinhua reported (Xinhua News Agency, Sept. 28).

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