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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Kenya: foiled anthrax attack, susp ISIS

Anthrax -- KenyaPolice say the foiled plot included plans for a biological terror attack using anthrax, an infectious bacterium that spreads rapidly once spores get into the body. They say the attack, planned for 29 Apr [2016], was to be on a similar scale to the Westgate Mall assault of September 2013, in which 67 people were killed. That attack was carried out by the Somalia-based al-Qaida-linked group, al-Shabab.Police released the names and photos of all 5 suspects on Twitter. They say the group Read more [...]