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Filipino embarrassment over erroneous claim
The Philippine authorities have backtracked over claims that a âbio terrorismâ manual and traces of biological weapons had been found at a Jemaah Islamiyah hideout. Vice chief of staff Lieutenant General, Rodolfo Garcia, said on Tuesday examination of powders found at an apartment in Cotobato on the southern island of Mindanao showed they did not contain the tetanus bacteria as originally reported.
| "Uhhhh... Seems they hand't washed their coffee cups in awhile..." |
"Our finding is, there were no chemical or biological agents found," Garcia told reporters in the capital Manila.
| "Just another bachelor kitchen. Nothing to see here, folks... Never mind." |
Police spokesman Senior Superintendent Leopoldo Bataoil also said Garcia's claims that a âbio terrorismâ manual had been found were not substantiated. He said only "notes on bio terror, bio toxic materials" were discovered.
| Oh. Well. That's different... How's that different? |
Garcia's ârevelationsâ on Monday had raised fears that Jemaah Islamiyah may have been planning to launch a biological attack in the region.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-10-21 |
