Interpol Calls Bioterrorism Major Threat

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Guardian

Tuesday March 1, 2005 3:46 PM
By JOCELYN GECKER

Associated Press Writer

LYON, France (AP) - Interpol sounded an ``urgent'' warning Tuesday that bioterrorism is the world's greatest security threat and police across the globe are ill-equipped to handle an attack.

At a meeting hosted by the global police agency, police and security officials shied from detailing specific threats but warned that al-Qaida has stated its intention to use biological weapons and that Iraq has become the breeding ground for terrorist groups.

``There is no criminal threat with greater potential danger to all countries, regions and people in the world than the threat of bioterrorism,'' Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K. Noble said in opening remarks.

``And there is no crime area where the police generally have as little training than in preventing - or responding to - bioterrorist attacks,'' Noble added.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4833697,00.html

[Village Idiot]

1. In light of all the "mysterious" biochemical scientist deaths...

this is nOT a good thing....