SINGAPORE, Dec. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Singapore's Armed Forces (SAF) and their US counterparts launched on Thursday a bio-chemical defense demonstration in one of SAF's camps in the northern part of the island state.

    According to local media reports on Thursday evening, teams from SAF's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosives Defence Group and the US 4th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team dealt with deadly sarin and ricin, home-made bomb anda package of radioactive Cobalt-60 in the demonstration.

    Being a part of the on-going International Symposium on Protection Against Toxic Substances held here from Nov. 4 to 10, the demonstration is the first of its kind between Singapore and US forces.

    More than 200 bio-chemical defense scientists from around the world, who came to the city state to attend the symposium, observed the demonstration.

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