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Published on: 10/22/2003
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Government attorneys, however, said Monday that the Army didn't intervene because it immediately ruled out chemical agent, said James Brennan, attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Army employees had entered four bunkers that morning for routine checks and found no weapons leaking in any of those bunkers.That work concluded at least 35 minutes before any workers showed symptoms, Brennan said.
Army employees working in street clothes next to the stockpile didn't show any symptoms while construction workers did, he said.
"The Army, knowing what it's operations were on that day, knew that this incident was a localized event at the construction site and not related to any chemical incident," Brennan said.
In addition, he said, Raytheon told Army personnel that it didn't need assistance and had ruled out sarin exposure.
The Army was under no obligation to send its doctor unless Raytheon requested help, he said.
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