Dr Bruce Ivins had helped with the investigation into the attacks
Anthrax Attack In US In 91: US Scientist Is Alone Responsible
Press report has confirmed that an US scientist who killed himself last
week was the sole person responsible for the deadly anthrax attacks in 2001 in
the US, new FBI papers say.Dr Bruce Ivins alone controlled flask RMR1029, used
in the attack, could not account for unusual overtime in labs and issued death
threats, the FBI says. The anthrax-laced letters killed five people, made
another 17 sick, and unsettled a nation traumatized by 9/11. Dr Ivins, 62, died
shortly after being told he was about to be charged. The FBI had been under
pressure since his death to reveal the details of the investigation and its
papers were unsealed by a judge on Wednesday. FBI director Robert Mueller
briefed the victims and their families about the case before publication. In a
news conference later, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeffrey
Taylor, said: "We consider Dr Ivins was the sole person responsible for this
attack." He was a frequent writer to the media and often drove to other
locations to disguise his identity as the sender of documents Print defects in
envelopes used in the attacks suggest they may have been bought at a post
office in 2001 in Frederick, Maryland, where he had an account Dr Ivins also
sent an email a few days before the anthrax attacks, warning Osama "Bin Laden
terrorists" had access to anthrax, the FBI says.
The email used language similar to that in the anthrax letters, it was
alleged.
Dr Ivins was also immunised against anthrax in early September 2001.
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We remember how at that time in 2001, Muslims were being suspected by
some quarters. Now after about seven years things have been revealed. We feel
the media should learn not to accuse anybody for terror activity before
conclusive evidence come in investigation. No religious or ethnic community
should be subjected to propaganda because no religion or race can be
responsible for crimes.
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