North Korean Soldier Had ‘Anthrax Antibodies,’ Raising Concerns over Pyongyang’s Biological Weapons Plans
Anthrax antibodies were found in the blood of a North Korean soldier who defected to the South, intelligence sources told Seoul’s media, increasing concerns about the country’s biological weapons production.
The unidentified intelligence official who spoke to South Korea’s Channel A network did not specify which soldier it was referring to; at least four North Korean soldiers have defected in the past seven months. “Anthrax antibodies have been found in the North Korean defector who has escaped this year,” the official was quoted as saying in the news report, which aired Tuesday. MORE…
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