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First case of anthrax linked to suspicious mail confirmed in Pakistan
AFP
| 10/27/01
Posted on 10/26/2001 10:08:32 PM PDT by kattracks
A local employee at a foreign bank in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi has contracted anthrax, the doctor treating him told AFP.
The man was admitted to the private Aga Khan hospital this week after coming in contact with a suspicious letter at the bank, the doctor, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.
The doctor said the patient's contition was not life threatening.
"He definitely will not die. His condition is okay. He will be out in a week or so," the doctor said.
The anthrax case is the first in Pakistan linked to suspicious mail following a series of similar apparent biological weapon attacks in the United States.
Fourteen people in the United States have contracted the disease through either inhalation or the less serious manifestation, skin anthrax, after spores were sent in the mail.
The attacks began after the September 11 suicide plane terrorist attacks on New York and Washington but US authorities have not been able to determine who is behind them.
Aga Khan hospital officials confirmed this week it had received three possible anthrax samples delivered in letters to at least two foreign banks in Karachi.
The doctor said early Saturday the man he was treating was the only person at the hospital to have contracted the disease.
He did not name the bank but said it was a branch of a major international financial institution located in the business district of southern Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city and commercial hub.
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posted on
10/26/2001 10:08:32 PM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
And these letters were mailed from.......
drumroll....
To: Post Toasties
Theoretically in retaliation for the banks' actions which would not be generally known outside the circle of those affected by those actions. For those in Palm Beach I mean that the terror network and or its' sympathizers are among the few that would know this bank "deserved" the attack for its' complicity with the U.S.
To: Post Toasties
Odd that this important piece of information was omitted.
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posted on
10/26/2001 10:31:22 PM PDT
by
kattracks
To: MilburnDrysdale
But I thought it was a VRWC!
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posted on
10/26/2001 10:33:12 PM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
What information--the postmark? If so I agree although they may be keeping that secret for good reasons--I'll bet Pakistan is not burdened by our open system of government and media access
To: Post Toasties
And these letters were mailed from.......According to NBC, Ames Iowa and the HQ of the NRA/RNC...
To: kattracks
Yeh-right can you imagine some militia type in this country for any reason sending some of his precious small supply of Anthrax fine ground by a machine that set him back $200K to anyone but Hillary and Bill? I cannot
To: kattracks
Have to wonder if this man was a random victim or did he have knowledge of certain transactions or customers that someone wanted erased.
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posted on
10/26/2001 10:51:47 PM PDT
by
Rockpile
To: kattracks
Must be the work of some midwest militant group.
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posted on
10/26/2001 11:13:44 PM PDT
by
doc
To: kattracks; harpseal; Travis McGee; Victoria Delsoul; Spirit Of Truth; Manny Festo...
"domestic terrorist" Paki-ping
To: Sabertooth
Aga Khan hospital officials confirmed this week it had received three possible anthrax samples delivered in letters to at least two foreign banks in Karachi. Aha!
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