A British scientist wears a protective suit in a laboratory. MI5 has warned that al-Qaida is seeking to recruit scientists who develop deadly viruses. Photograph: AlamyTerrorists Try To Infiltrate UK's Top Labs -- The Guardian
The security services have intercepted up to 100 suspects posing as postgraduate students who aim to acquire weapons material and expertise
Dozens of suspected terrorists have attempted to infiltrate Britain's top laboratories in order to develop weapons of mass destruction, such as biological and nuclear devices, during the past year.
The security services, MI5 and MI6, have intercepted up to 100 potential terrorists posing as postgraduate students who they believe tried accessing laboratories to gain the materials and expertise needed to create chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons, the government has confirmed.
It follows warnings from MI5 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office that al-Qaeda's terror network is actively seeking to recruit scientists and university students with access to laboratories containing deadly viruses and weapons technology.
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My Comment: More people will die from the dispersal of radioactive, biological, or chemical agents in any major metropolitan area .... than if 20 truck bombs were to go off at the same time. Al Qaeda and its many supporters know that.