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Bio-Terrorism in Austin, Texas?

by Mack White

This morning, for the third time this week, a possible biological attack occurred in Austin, Texas.

Emergency workers were again called to a Department of Public Safety (DPS) building in North Austin after several persons complained of chest pain, sore throat, headache, and nausea. At last report, four persons were hospitalized.

In yesterday's incident, 19 persons were hospitalized, and 160 treated at the scene.

Yesterday, a live local tv newscast from DPS was disrupted by radio talk show host Alex Jones. Using a bullhorn, he accused the government of contriving these incidents to bring about more federal control.

"This is psychological warfare," he said.

The apparent biological attacks began Monday, when University of Texas police officer Tom Owens stopped a Pontiac Grand Prix with diplomatic license plates at the intersection of 15th and Lamar.

This intersection is at least ten minutes' drive from the UT Austin campus.

Three other UT officers (including Chief Jeff Van Slyke) were also on the scene, along with an Austin Community College officer. News reports have not made it clear when these other officers arrived on the scene, or why there were no Austin Police Department officers on the scene.

Owens claimed he stopped the car because the plates were expired. However, this later proved not to be the case.

While searching the trunk of the vehicle, Owens went into a seizure. The four other officers became sick with headache, nausea, and sore throat. Owens was hospitalized; the others treated and released.

A Channel 8 news reporter broadcasting live from the scene said she and others experienced the same symptoms when they first arrived.

The Hazardous Materials Unit was called to the scene, then Lamar Street was shut down for several blocks. Two large blue tents were set up on the street, and men in protective suits worked for three hours.

Then, when it was all over, the authorities announced that no substance had been found, and that Owens' symptoms were due to a pre-existing medical condition.

However, nothing was said about the symptoms experienced by the other persons.

The young man who had been driving the car was handcuffed, taken to jail, and later released.

Police would not release his identity or nationality. However, two sources have informed this writer he was Sudanese.

A photograph of a policeman holding the diplomatic license plates appeared in an Austin American-Statesman photograph. The last four figures on the plate are clear in the photograph; however, the first two are partially obscured.

It may be safely concluded that the license plate is one of the following: 028-KXD, Q28-KXD, 078-KXD, Q78-KXD.