Armed forces should be at forefront of combating bio-terror: Rajnath Singh

Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's first Military Medicine Conference, Singh said bioterrorism breaks out as a 'contagious plague'

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1 min read Last Updated : Sep 12 2019 | 12:17 PM IST

Bioterrorism is a real threat in today's time and the armed forces medical services should be at the forefront of combating the menace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. 

Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's First Military Medicine Conference, Singh said bioterrorism breaks out as a "contagious plague".

"The armed forces and its medical services have to be at the forefront of combating this menace," Singh said.  

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Topics :TerrorismRajnath SinghShanghai Cooperation Organisation

First Published: Sep 12 2019 | 11:10 AM IST

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