The plague has swept through an al Qaeda terror training camp, killing 40

Huh, now this may be somewhat concerning.

ANTI-TERROR bosses last night hailed their latest ally in the war on terror — the BLACK DEATH.
At least 40 al-Qaeda fanatics died horribly after being struck down with the disease that devastated Europe in the Middle Ages.

The killer bug, also known as the plague, swept through insurgents training at a forest camp in Algeria, North Africa. It came to light when security forces found a body by a roadside.

The victim was a terrorist in AQLIM (al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb), the largest and most powerful al-Qaeda group outside the Middle East.

It trains Muslim fighters to kill British and US troops.

Now al-Qaeda chiefs fear the plague has been passed to other terror cells — or Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. “It spreads quickly and kills within hours. This will be really worrying al-Qaeda.”

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Just hope that any of our folks that find it have their hazmat suits on.

The bubonic plague is endemic where I live, but as long as you don't go trying to pet prairie dogs, you're okay. I might easily have been exposed when I was working in wildlife rehabilitation, but as long as you catch it early, it's really nothing to worry about.

I guess that terrorist camp must be pretty flea infested.

this was a covert biological attack?

Give them a Weapon of Mass Destruction.

There's several outbreaks every year.