An international operation to destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile is nearing its final stages.
More than 1300 tonnes of toxic chemicals were being carefully moved onto a US navy ship in Southern Italy in an unprecedented transfer.
They will then be sailed to international waters for destruction.
Al Jazeera's Claudio Lavanga reports from San Ferdinando in Italy.
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