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US army says 22 possibly exposed to anthrax at S. Korea base

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OSAN AIR BASE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: This photo taken on April 15, 2010 shows the entrance to the US military base in Osan, south of Seoul. As many as 22 personnel may have been exposed to anthrax during a laboratory training exercise at the US military base in South Korea, a military statement said on May 28, 2015. Stressing that there was no risk to the public, the statement from Osan Air Force Base said an alarm had been sounded after it was discovered that the bacteria being used in the exercise might not have been an inert training sample. AFP PHOTO/Danny Kim

May 28, 2015
SEOUL(AFP) - As many as 22 personnel may have been exposed to anthrax during a laboratory training exercise at a US military base in South Korea, a military statement said Thursday.

Stressing that there was "no risk" to the public, the statement from Osan Air Force Base said an alarm had been sounded after it was discovered that the bacteria being used in the exercise might not have been an inert training sample.

"Twenty-two personnel may have been exposed during the training event," the statement said, while adding that none had shown any actual exposure symptoms.

The sample was being used in a "laboratory environment" in a self-contained facility on the base.

"Hazardous material teams immediately cordoned off the facility, decontaminated it ... and destroyed the agent," it said.

Osan Air Base, some 105 kilometres (65 miles) south of Seoul, is home to the 51st Fighter Wing and one of a number of facilities housing the 28,500 US military personnel permanently based in South Korea.
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