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Taiwan suggests SARS a China warfare plot

Tue Oct 7, 1:57 AM ET

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  • UK-Odd Summary 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

    Taiwan suggests SARS was China warfare plot

    TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan legislators wearing surgical masks and displaying skull-and-crossbones banners took over parliament's floor on Tuesday after the island's security chief accused China of starting the global SARS epidemic six years ago as part of a biological warfare campaign.