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Experts warn IS militants may use Ebola as 'biological suicide weapon' against western countries

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ANI London

Terrorism experts have warned that Islamic State militants may use Ebola as a biological suicide weapon to spread the epidemic in western countries.

Military analysts said that the terror group could send infected militants to the West sparking widespread outbreaks.

Capt Al Shimkus of the United States Naval War College said that individuals exposed to the infection become carriers of the disease.

He also said that it does not take much effort to use these infected militants as the virus carriers.

Professor Anthony Glees, of Buckingham University's Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies said that IS extremists believed in suicide and that using Ebola as biological suicide weapons was a potential job.

 

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First Published: Oct 10 2014 | 11:36 AM IST

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