Hospitalized Victims of Japanese Chemical Weapons Rise to 41

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Hospitalized Victims of Japanese Chemical Weapons Rise to 41

The number of hospitalized people due to exposure to the mustard gas from chemical weapons abandoned by Japanese troops in northeast China during World War II had risen to 41 as of 11 a.m. Friday.

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The number of hospitalized people due to exposure to the mustard gas from chemical weapons abandoned by Japanese troops in northeast China during World War II had risen to 41 as of 11 a.m. Friday.

The information was released by the No. 203 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army in Qiqihar City of Heilongjiang Province.

Long Guo'an, 42, became the latest detected victim after loading and unloading soil at a construction site in Qiqihar.

The gas leaked on Aug. 4 after five metal barrels were dug out and broken at a construction site in Qiqihar City. Oil-like material leaked out and infiltrated the soil.

Chemical weapon experts later confirmed that the material was mustard gas, and the barrels were chemical weapons left by the Japanese army during WWII.

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