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Back|'They say the situation is completely under control': Trump doesn't 'think' Russian lab incident is linked to bioweapon
'They say the situation is completely under control': Trump doesn't 'think' Russian lab incident is linked to bioweapon
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Le Figaro Actualités·40 minutes ago·World·1 min read·🇫🇷France·

'They say the situation is completely under control': Trump doesn't 'think' Russian lab incident is linked to bioweapon

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States does not believe the death of a plague lab worker at a research institute in Russia was linked to a biological weapon, adding that Russian authorities say the situation is under control.

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An incident involving a lab worker working on plague at a Russian research institute has sparked speculation about a possible link to a biological weapon.

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The United States “does not believe” that the death of a laboratory worker working on plague at a research institute in Russia was linked to a biological weapon, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.

“We will know very soon but we don’t think so,” said the American president, questioned about this hypothesis at the White House, adding, regarding the Russian authorities: “They say the situation is completely under control.”

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  • ?Will Russian authorities share more details about the incident?
  • ?Was there a violation of safety protocol in the laboratory?

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This article was originally published by Le Figaro Actualités.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States does not believe the death of a plague lab worker at a research institute in Russia was linked to a biological weapon, adding that Russian authorities say the situation is under control.

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