Sverdlovsk Anthrax Leak Kills 66, Livestock, April 2, 1979
A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.
Date: April 2, 1979
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