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"Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, letters laced with anthrax began appearing in the U.S. mail. Five Americans were killed, 17 were sickened, and the nation was terrorized in what became the worst biological attacks in U.S. history."

Source: http://www.fbi.gov/anthrax/amerithraxlinks.htm

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