Danger: The unidentified soldier, who may be the man who defected in November, would have been either exposed to or vaccinated against anthrax before he defected to South Korea
IBTimes: Defected North Korean Solider Had Anthrax Antibodies: Report
One of the four North Korean soldiers who defected to South Korea this year was found to have antibodies to anthrax, a bacteria that can be used as a biological weapon, according to South Korean television station Channel A Tuesday.
“Anthrax antibodies have been found in the North Korean soldier who defected this year,” said a South Korean intelligence official, who spoke to the station anonymously.
Having anthrax antibodies indicates that the soldier was either immunized against the bacteria or possibly exposed to it. The official did not indicate which of the four soldiers had the antibodies in his system.
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Update #1: Report: North Korea soldier found to have anthrax antibodies (UPI)
Update #2: North Korean soldier who defected to the South is found to have ANTHRAX antibodies in his bloodstream after a report warned Kim is testing warheads loaded with the deadly disease (Daily Mail)
WNU Editor: Talk about raising red flags on North Korea's WMD program.
