Container carrying swine flu virus explodes on Swiss train
April 28th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS ( 3 comments )Lausanne (Switzerland), April 28 (DPA) A container for transporting swine flu virus samples exploded on a Swiss train, authorities said Tuesday, but stressed that there was no danger to the public.
The container, which was filled with dry ice and carried samples of the H1N1 swine flu virus and was destined for Switzerland’s national influenza centre in Geneva, exploded Monday night on board a train.
A laboratory employee had picked up the samples in Zurich to transport them by train to Geneva, but the package exploded near Fribourg and Lausanne, after melting dry ice, which had been wrongly placed, caused a build-up of pressure.
Two people suffered slight injuries, police confirmed, but authorities stressed there was no danger for the public as the virus was not the mutated strain which is suspected to have caused up to 149 deaths in Mexico.
The train was halted for several hours and the 61 passengers on board the affected carriage monitored until an infection could be completely ruled out, police said.
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April 29th, 2009 at 6:57 am
that number H1N! is the swine flu, in its newest version? why on earth were they not taking by car or truck safely?? as if they were caring books? they want to contaminate the whole world or what??
April 29th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Im now almost convinced this is a weapon system this just get worse and worse i found this story by accident while researching
the virus what I have found is unbelievable dating back to WW! bio weapon on germans
I dont think this was a simple accident
April 29th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Im sorry dry Ice cannot melt it turns into a gas even then that would take several several hours something else is going on here do these people think we are stupid or something ?