A U.N. chemical weapons expert, wearing a gas mask, on Thursday inspects one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Damascus' suburb of Zamalka. STRINGER/REUTERS
Al Qaeda-Aligned Groups in Syria May Have Access to Biological Pathogens -- Washington Free Beacon
Experts: Biological pathogens, weaponized agents in al Qaeda’s hands a ‘clear and present danger’
Al Qaeda-aligned militants operating in Syria could already have access to “biological pathogens or weaponized agents,” according to terrorism and biological warfare experts studying the region.
The possible acquisition by al Qaeda of these highly dangerous toxins has prompted bio-warfare experts to label the threat a “clear and present danger.”
Extremist militants and other fighters tied to the terror group al Qaeda have continued to gain a foothold in key sections of Syria as the country’s civil war rages on.
Lawlessness has taken hold in many areas that are home to Syria’s biological weapons research hubs and mounting evidence indicates that al Qaeda fighters have capitalized on this security gap by looting the facilities.
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My Comment: Talk about nightmare scenario .... let us hope that they have not weaponized (or have the capability to weaponize) these agents.
Update: Syria: Al-Qaida Group Changes Shape Of Civil War -- UPI
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