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White phosphorus leak reported inside US airbase in South Korea, safety ministry says

The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) detonates an unexploded ordnance, as it was impossible to be transported, in Sahlabad village on November 4, 2020 near Tartar, Azerbaijan. ANAMA representatives alleged the ordnance was a type of artillery shell containing white phosphorus. (photo credit: AZIZ KARIMOV/GETTY IMAGES)
A white phosphorus leak was detected inside the US airbase in South Korea, the safety ministry stated on Tuesday.

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