Sarin gas blamed for Gulf War syndrome
US scientists say they now know why thousands of soldiers who served in the 1991 conflict fell sick.
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US scientists say they now know why thousands of soldiers who served in the 1991 conflict fell sick.
LONDON: American scientists have announced that they have discovered the source of what caused thousands of soldiers to fall sick during the 1991 Gulf War with puzzling symptoms, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The study, funded by the US government, said nerve agent sarin, which pervaded the atmosphere after Iraqi bomb stores were destroyed, affected thousands of troops after
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US scientists say they now know why thousands of soldiers who served in the 1991 conflict fell sick.