UK 'prepared for bio- terror threat' |
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| People who carry out hoaxes involving bio-chemical, radioactive or nuclear weapons will now face up seven years in jail. Until now only hoaxes relating to explosive devices were an offence. The BBC's Jonathan Beale reports.
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British Health Secretary Alan Milburn says we should "get in proportion" the risks of a bio-terror attack |
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The BBC's Political Correspondent Laura Trevelyan: "It is quite an extraordinary move" |