Deutsche Welle: North Korea claims it was targeted with anthrax by US
Pyongyang has accused Washington of targeting it with live anthrax after low-concentration samples of the bacterium were sent to a US base in South Korea. North Korea made its complaint in a letter to the UN.
Pyongyang's UN Ambassador Ja Song Nam made the complaint to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a formal letter, the contents of which were made public on Friday.
Ja asked the security council to investigate Washington's "biological warfare scheme" after a sample was sent to a US military facility in Osan, South Korea.
"The United States not only possesses deadly weapons of mass destruction ... but also is attempting to use them in actual warfare…," Ja wrote in the letter, dated June 4.
North Korea "strongly requests the Security Council take up the issue of the shipment of anthrax germs in order to thoroughly investigate the biological warfare schemes of the United States," Ja said.
WNU Editor: The North Koreans are responding to this news report .... US army says 22 possibly exposed to anthrax at S. Korea base (AFP).
More News On North Korean Claims That The U.S. Is Targeting Them With 'Live Anthrax'
North Korea accuses US of targeting it with anthrax and asks UN for help -- The Guardian
North Korea accuses US of targeting it with live anthrax -- AP
North Korea, in letter to U.N., claims U.S. targeted it with anthrax. -- Reuters
N. Korea demands U.N. Security Council take up U.S. shipments of live anthrax -- Yonhap News Agency
North Korea accuses US of targeting it with anthrax, calls for investigation -- ABC News (Australia)
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