Much More Than A Dozen Dead, Hundreds Injured In Chlorine Gas Leak In Jordan
Chlorine is a very toxic, yellow-green gas that is usually used as a chemical agent. A number of chemical substances had been weaponized in WWI and France actually was the initially to use gas – they deployed tear gas in August 1914. As lachrymatory agents, they irritate the eyes and result in uncontrolled tearing. Thus, tear gas was never pretty...
