TERRORISTS linked to the group blamed for the Bali bombings are being trained in the use of chemical weapons that can cause widespread death and destruction. Terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna has warned that the authorities have proof Jemaah Islamiah has been training its operatives in chemical warfare.
Dr Gunaratna said authorities had recovered a training manual from the home of a senior JI leader instructing terrorists on how to develop and launch an attack with the deadly chemical, hydrogen cyanide. "The chemicals and biological agents discussed in the manual were similar to those that al-Qaeda had been experimenting with and producing in laboratories in Afghanistan," Dr Gunaratna said. "Al-Qaeda has conducted experiments on dogs and rabbits exposing them to the fumes and forcing them to die harrowing deaths."
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