...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...The suspected jihadist is accused of having used his influence over supporters displaying symptoms of the virus, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The other accused, who was already under surveillance and required to report regularly to a cop shoppe, said that he was told to deliberately cough everywhere to contaminate officers during his visit, the ministry said.
| Hands cuffed behind his back and a facemask covering mouth and nose during his visits should put paid to that little ambition. |