On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 03:33:30PM -0600, Forstater, Mathew wrote:
> Was looking for news about the anthrax discovered here in KC yesterday,
> as reported in this morning's KC Star, and found this 1999 news about
> anthrax threats at abortion clinics. Note the last sentence that this
> was not an isolated case, although all "were revealed to be hoaxes."
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> Catholic World News - News Brief - 02/23/1999
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> Kansas City Abortion Clinic Receives Anthrax Threat
> KANSAS CITY, Missouri (CWNews.com) - A Planned Parenthood abortion
> clinic in Kansas City was evacuated on Monday and its workers treated
> for possible exposure to anthrax after a threatening letter was received
> at the facility.
> More than 20 people were treated at area hospitals for possible exposure
> to the potentially lethal disease after a package was opened Monday
> morning that included a note that said it was contaminated. About 100
> federal and local law enforcement officials went to the clinic to
> investigate.
> More than a dozen abortion clinics, pro-life crisis pregnancy centers,
> and federal agencies have received anthrax threats that were revealed to
> be hoaxes since last year.
>
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