Kiev destroyed deadly samples from U.S.-funded biowarfare labs: Russia
STORY: Kiev destroyed deadly samples from U.S.-funded biowarfare labs: Russia
DATELINE: March 9, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:56
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY
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1. STANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent
STORYLINE:
STANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent
"The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that authorities in Kiev destroyed dangerous pathogens of deadly diseases stored in U.S.-funded laboratories in the country.
According to a statement made by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, the ministry received documentation from employees at Ukrainian biological laboratories, confirming the urgent destruction of dangerous pathogens such as plague, anthrax, tularemia, cholera and other deadly diseases on Feb. 24.
She added that these laboratories were funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and were part of a biological weapons program.
According to the foreign ministry, the pathogens were immediately destroyed to hide evidence pointing to t
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