News What the heck is going on in Cambodia?

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A recent discussion centers around a fictional outbreak of "zombism" in a Cambodian town near the Laos border, attributed to a new strain of malaria carried by local mosquitoes. This strain reportedly has a 100% mortality rate, killing victims within two days, after which a parasite can restart the heart, leading to violent behavior due to brain damage and chemical changes. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called for the Cambodian government to destroy this biological threat, while a UN team is set to investigate the situation. However, the discussion reveals that this story is a hoax, linked to an April Fool's prank from 2005, leading participants to express disbelief and amusement at being initially misled.
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Zombies, biological weapons? Sounds like a b-movie script!
http://65.127.124.62/south_asia/4483241.stm.htm"
There has been a small outbreak of “zombism” in a small town near the border of Laos in North-Eastern Cambodia.

The culprit was discovered to be mosquitoes native to that region carrying a new strain of Malaria which thus far has a 100 percent mortality rate and kills victims in fewer than 2 days.

After death, this parasite is able to restart the heart of its victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believed to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during “resurrection.”

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US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice opposed the plan saying that the Cambodian government holds a great biological weapon and should destroy it immediately. Cambodian officials have yet to comment.

A United Nations team will be dispatched to Cambodia to confirm the safety of biological research in Cambodia.
WTF?!
 
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1 April, 2005, 17:00 GMT 18:00 UK

boom boom, pull the other one it has bells on it
 
Look at the url
http://65.127.124.62/south_asia/4483241.stm.htm

Damnit, I wish that this would have gone on longer than it did. I wonder how many people this could have gotten! Oh well
 
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Joke's on me then eh? :blushing:
Damn Boing Boing blog. :mad:
 
:smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile::smile:

I thought you were joking :)

I was taken in for about 2 secs till I saw 1st april 2005
 
Can't trust anyone these days! :smile:
 
This is what happens when you stay up with a bottle of scotch. :blushing:
 
Good catch Anttech, but it would have been fun. I was also wondering what the heck, but saw your post before I went to the actual article.
 
Yonoz said:
This is what happens when you stay up with a bottle of scotch. :blushing:
Heh, I would never do that. :redface:
 

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