October 13, 2001

3:15 PM

ABC (not that one, the one down under) reports bioterror letter appearance in Genoa, Italy.
posted by mmarcos (5 comments total)

...and a plane is being held on the outside the gate at Dulles because a white powder was found in the first class bathroom. Hello? Breaking, unsubstantiated news is ruining this site.
posted by machaus at 3:53 PM on October 13, 2001

I don't know that that's unsubstantiated rumor: 5 people ARE in a hospital in Genoa, the question is whether or not the powdery substance is a bioagent or not.
posted by ltracey at 4:07 PM on October 13, 2001

whatever you say...
posted by machaus at 4:11 PM on October 13, 2001

I just spilled my Cremora. Somebody call 911!
posted by aaron at 4:28 PM on October 13, 2001

That's funny, machus! The second story is as unsubstantiated as the first! "Gli esami finora effettuati hanno dato esito negativo, ma sono in corso altre indagini batteriologiche che richiedono del tempo", ha detto il dottot Giuseppe Caristo, un dirigente dell'ospedale, che non ha voluto precisare il grado di sicurezza dei test finora effettuati."

Could it have been the same moron that said "the West will continue to conquer peoples, like it conquered communism"

Gut tells me it's a hoax too, but nonetheless fascinating. The first non-US threat/attack/hoax after 9/11 (that I'm aware of).
posted by mmarcos at 4:45 PM on October 13, 2001