TALIBAN fighters are burying dirty needles with their bombs in a bid to infect
British troops with HIV, The Sun can reveal..
Hypodermic syringes are hidden below the surface pointing upwards toprick
bomb squad experts as they hunt for devices.
The heroin needles are feared to be contaminated with hepatitis and HIV. And
if the bomb goes off, the needles become deadly flying shrapnel.
ex-Army officer Patrick Mercer.
Senior backbencher Mr Mercer said yesterday: "Are there no depths to which
these people will stoop? This is the definition of a dirty war."
Razor blades are also being used. All Royal Engineer and Royal Logistic Corps
bomb search teams have been issued with protective Kevlar gloves.
