| | Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Governors run through hypothetical terror attack with Ridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Behind closed doors, governors were faced with a scenario of simultaneous bioterrorist attacks in cities in several unspecified states, then discussed responses through several steps -- from the first credible report, to engaging law enforcement, intelligence, and information officials to deploying of stockpiled vaccines. |
 | | The hypothetical attack involved anthrax, brought into the country by al-Qaida through the ports and spread by crop-duster planes, according to one person attending the private meeting. |
 | | Governors were particularly interested in how much information they would get from the federal government, and discussion included the state of readiness of bioterror vaccines. |
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