British companies sold chemicals to Syria that could have been used to produce the deadly nerve agent that killed 1,400 people, The Mail on Sunday revealed today. Between July 2004 and May 2010 the Government issued five export licences to two companies, allowing them to sell Syria sodium fluoride, which is used to make sarin. Our source has previously reported on US companies adding chemicals used for sarin production to toothpastes and shampoos on a daily basis and UK pharmacies legally selling these chemicals to Syrians.
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