Depleted Uranium Bombs:

Important Warning Statement Following the Aggression on Lebanon

The Council of the Chemists Syndicate in Lebanon condemned the "barbaric aggression against civilians in the country and the massacres committed against the Lebanese people."

Al-Majali indicated in a statement that his message today is "to condemn and raise awareness about the effects of inhaling the dust of the bombing that the southern suburbs of Beirut and the rest of the Lebanese regions are being subjected to. The extent of the destruction and the penetration of buildings and land for tens of meters is evidence of the use of bombs containing depleted uranium, which has tremendous penetrating power. The use of these types of internationally banned weapons, especially in the densely populated capital Beirut, leads to massive destruction, and their dust causes many diseases, especially when inhaled."

The Council of the Syndicate of Chemists in Lebanon calls on the international community to stop the aggression against Lebanon, stop the use of internationally banned bombs, and calls on the Lebanese state to file a lawsuit with the Security Council against the violations being practiced on our land and the mass killing attempt against innocent civilians in Lebanon.

The Council of the Syndicate of Chemists hopes that citizens "do not approach the areas exposed to this aggression within a radius exceeding two kilometers. It hopes that those forced to approach these areas will commit to wearing protective clothing for dust and wearing masks for chemical materials."