ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has sent extra aid workers trained to identify and decontaminate chemical weapons victims to its border with Syria after an apparent poison gas attack in Damascus a week ago which may lead to Western military action.
"We have increased our measures significantly since last week, to be prepared particularly in case of a chemical attack," Mustafa Aydogdu, spokesman for the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD), said.
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