ISIS May Be Weaponizing Ebola, Spanish Government Warns

In a somewhat stunning announcement, Spain’s State Secretary for Security, Francisco Martinez, said in an address to the parliament, that extremists connected to the Islamic State (the terrorist organization formerly known as ISIS) have been considering using Ebola as a weapon against the West. As RT reports, Martinez notes a close eye is being kept on online chat rooms, where such attacks are reportedly discussed among jihadist groups where ‘The use of Ebola as a poisonous weapon against the United States’ was the topic of conversation. So far US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson denied these allegations citing “no specific credible intelligence.”
As RT reports,
The Spanish government said it is concerned that terrorists could use the Ebola virus as a biological weapon against the West. A close eye is being kept on online chat rooms, where such attacks are reportedly discussed among jihadist groups. Extremists connected to the Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS) have been considering using Ebola as a weapon against the West, Spain’s State Secretary for Security, Francisco Martinez, said in an address to the parliament.
Martinez stated that this type of activity serves as further proof that the internet is an ‘an extension of the battlefield’ for the Islamic State, which uses cyberspace for ‘threatening enemies through propaganda, preparing operations, exchanging information, ideological training, recruiting new members and acquiring finance.’

This post was published at Zero Hedge on on 11/01/2014.