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2001 anthrax attacks

The 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax (a portmanteau of "America" and "anthrax", from its FBI case name), occurred in the United States over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 attacks. Letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and to senators Tom…

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Location
Washington, D.C. · West Palm Beach, Florida · New York City · Oxford, CT · Princeton, NJ
Accused
Bruce Edwards Ivins · Steven Hatfill (exonerated)
Attack type
Bioterrorism
Date
September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) – October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)
Deaths
5 (Bob Stevens, Thomas Morris Jr., Joseph Curseen, Kathy Nguyen, and Ottilie Lundgren)
Injured
17

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Letters

Anthrax material

Investigation

Aftermath

Media

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2001 anthrax attacks

Nodes231
Edges230
Triples30
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008658
Components1

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2001 anthrax attacks

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related to Congressional oversight · 16
2001 anthrax attacks → An, Anthrax Attacks Investigation Act, Budget, Congress, Congressman Rush Holt, FBI, In, Inspector General, Management, March, New Jersey, Office, Other, Peter Orszag, President, President Barack Obama
Location · 5
2001 anthrax attacks → New York City, Oxford, CT, Princeton, NJ, Washington, D.C., West Palm Beach, Florida
Accused · 2
2001 anthrax attacks → Bruce Edwards Ivins, Steven Hatfill (exonerated)
Attack type · 1
2001 anthrax attacks → Bioterrorism
Date · 1
2001 anthrax attacks → September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) – October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)
Deaths · 1
2001 anthrax attacks → 5 (Bob Stevens, Thomas Morris Jr., Joseph Curseen, Kathy Nguyen, and Ottilie Lundgren)
Injured · 1
2001 anthrax attacks → 17
Motive · 1
2001 anthrax attacks → Unknown
Target · 1
2001 anthrax attacks → U.S. senators, media figures
Weapons · 1
2001 anthrax attacks → Anthrax bacteria

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
2001 anthrax attacksAccusedBruce Edwards Ivins1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksAccusedSteven Hatfill (exonerated)1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksAttack typeBioterrorism1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksDateSeptember 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) – October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksDeaths5 (Bob Stevens, Thomas Morris Jr., Joseph Curseen, Kathy Nguyen, and Ottilie Lundgren)1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksInjured171.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksLocationWashington, D.C.1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksLocationWest Palm Beach, Florida1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksLocationNew York City1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksLocationOxford, CT1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksLocationPrinceton, NJ1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksMotiveUnknown1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksTargetU.S. senators, media figures1.00infobox
2001 anthrax attacksWeaponsAnthrax bacteria1.00infobox

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