CBRN event in Iran, Islamic Republic of on Tue 22nd March 1988

22nd March 1988

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IRNA reports that Iraqi aircraft bombarded three Iranian villages near the border towns of Marivan and Sardasht with CW this morning, killing and wounding numerous people. Iran's Interior Minister Ali Akbar Mohtashami sends a message to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees accusing Iraq of using CW in Kurdish areas of northeastern Iraq, causing thousands of people to seek shelter in Iran. He calls upon international organizations to break their silence and condemn the attacks.

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