FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that there’s no evidence that terrorists are trying to weaponize Ebola, The Hill reports.
Comey had a one-word response when asked whether there was credible evidence of an Ebola threat from terrorists: “No.”
Comey didn’t elaborate after a speech at the Brookings Institute.
Some Republicans and others have expressed fear that terrorists have considered Ebola as a possible weapon.
President Obama’s administration has come under fire for its response to Ebola after a second U.S. heath worker contracted the virus.
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