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Deputy Defense Minister: Chemical weapon use not yet confirmed, may be phosphorus munition.

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Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that the information is still being verified but the preliminary data suggests that phosphorus munition was used in the besieged city. "But you need to understand that the risk of chemical weapons being used does exist, and it is quite high," the official added.

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