Japanese chemical weapons victims in China rise to 41

Beijing, Aug 15: The number of people hospitalised due to exposure to the mustard gas from chemical weapons abandoned by Japanese troops in northeast China during World War Two today rose to 41, an official report said.
According to a Military hospital in Qiqihar city of Heilongjiang province, 42-year old Long Guo'an became the latest detected victim after loading and unloading contaminated the soil at a construction site in Qiqihar
The mustard gas leaked on August 04, after five metal barrels were dug out and broken at a construction site in Qiqihar city. Oil-like material leaked out and infiltrated the soil. Chemical weapon experts later confirmed that the material was mustard gas, and the barrels were chemical weapons left by the Japanese Army during World War Two.
Japan's ambassador to China, Anami Koreshige said his government would hold talks with the Chinese side on compensation for the gas victims.

A hall to display materials that prove the crimes of Japanese invaders during World War Two was opened to visitors in the Qiqihar city today.

The exhibits include pictures and objects related to the chemical weapons abandoned by Japanese Military in Qiqihar during World War Two and the harm caused to local people.

Exhibits also reflect the crimes of unit "516" of the Japanese which stored large quantities of gas bombs in Qiqihar, and unit "731" which dissected live Chinese people and produced a deadly bacteria to harm people during the war.
Bureau Report