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ISIS Terrorist Group Eyes Using Ebola as Bio Weapon

Saturday 1 November 2014
ISIS Terrorist Group Eyes Using Ebola as Bio Weapon

Alwaght-According to Russia Today, The Spanish government said it is concerned that terrorists could use the Ebola virus as a biological weapon against the West.  A close eye is being kept on online chat rooms, where such attacks are reportedly discussed among terrorist groups .

ISIS terrorists have been considering using Ebola as a weapon against the West, Spain’s State Secretary for Security, Francisco Martinez, said in an address to the parliament .

Martinez stated that this type of activity serves as further proof that the internet is an “an extension of the battlefield” for the ISIS terrorist group, which uses cyberspace for “threatening enemies through propaganda, preparing operations, exchanging information, ideological training, recruiting new members and acquiring finance .”

There are “many examples” of online terrorist chat logs discussing the use of biological warfare against the West, Spain’s RTVE public broadcasting corporation reported .

The most recent talks took place in a “terrorist chat room,” related to the ISIS terrorist group, in mid-September.  “The use of Ebola as a poisonous weapon against America was the topic of conversation, Martinez said .

There were also a number of tweets that talked about the use of “deadly chemical products from laboratories,” he added, stating that terrorist organization Ansar al-Islam was involved .

Despite increasing evidence of biological attacks on the West, America Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson denied allegations of the ISIS terrorist group’s plans to use biological weapons.  “We've seen no specific credible intelligence that (ISIS) is attempting to use any sort of disease or virus to attack our homeland,” Johnson said earlier in October .

Canada imposes visa ban

The latest cases of Ebola in Spain and America have sparked fears of an even bigger outbreak, prompting Canada to step up its border security to limit the risk of infection spreading into the country .

The federal government announced on Friday it is suspending the processing of visa applications for residents and nationals who have been in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in the last three months.  The same goes for permanent residence applications .

"New precautionary measures [are] to protect the health and safety of Canadians,” the government said in a statement, adding that the move does not affect Canadians in West Africa helping to contain Ebola, adding that health workers will be permitted back in the country .

Canada has become the second country after Australia to deny visas to foreign nationals from the three affected West African countries .

So far, about 5,000 people have died this year in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, in the worst Ebola outbreak ever recorded .

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