Chemical weapons investigators kidnapped in Syria: Ministry
An 11-strong team from the international chemical weapons watchdog have been kidnapped on a fact finding mission in Syria.
"Eleven people -- five Syrian drivers and six other members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons team who were on board two vehicles -- have been kidnapped," the ministry said.
The team have been investigating allegations that Syrian government forces unleashed the industrial chemical chlorine on a rebel-held village in Hama province last month.
-Sapa