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Syria threatens to use bio weapons

(Times of Malta) Syria yesterday admitted it has chemical weapons and warned of using them if attacked, though not against its own civilians, as regime troops reclaimed most of Damascus after a week of heavy clashes. Any stocks of chemical weapons that may exist, will never, ever be used against the Syrian people. Fighting was Read More »

July 27, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Middle East, Agents & Toxins, and Biological Weapons
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How tea can help fight terror attack

(Times of India) LONDON: A cup of tea could be a secret weapon to fight poison used in terror attacks if UK scientists are to be believed. Academics at Cardiff University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences discovered a chemical, polyphenol found in tea can deactivate ricin — a highly-toxic ingredient used in fatal terrorist Read More »

July 26, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, South Asia, and Research
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‘Israel Will Go to War if Hizbullah Gets Chemical Weapons’

(Arutz Sheva) Israel is prepared to intervene militarily if Hizbullah gets a hold of Assad’s chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned in Brussels on Tuesday. “In the moment we see that the Syrians transfer chemical and biological weapons to Hizbullah, this is a red line for us and from our point of view it‘s Read More »

July 25, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Middle East, North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, and International
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Message To Syria: You Can’t Use Chemical Weapons On Foreigners, Either

(NPR) Headlines today about one of the latest statements from the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad have tended to focus on the news that a spokesman says the government would never use chemical or biological weapons against its own people. The stories take two angles: One, that this confirms Syria has such weapons; two, Read More »

July 25, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Middle East, North America, and Biological Weapons
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Injection drug user in hospital as health chiefs confirm case of anthrax

(stv.tv) A drug user is critically ill in hospital after contracting the deadly anthrax bacteria, health authorities have confirmed. Details of the patient have not been disclosed but they are known to be an injection heroin user. The patient, from Lanarkshire, is in a critical but stable condition in hospital. Public health experts fear that Read More »