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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 26<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong>:<br />

<strong>TICs</strong> & <strong>TIMs</strong><br />

Cyanide: Mass Murder<br />

The Jonestown Massacre<br />

– Jonestown, Guyana (1978)<br />

– CN-laced Kool -Aid<br />

– 913 Deaths<br />

Module Four – Cyanide & Fumigants<br />

Jim Jones, a cult leader from the San Francisco area, established a commune <strong>for</strong> his<br />

followers in Jonestown, Guyana. In 1978, Jones, fearing extradition to the US <strong>for</strong> a<br />

variety <strong>of</strong> crimes, exhorted his disciples to drink Kool-Aid laced with potassium cyanide<br />

as part <strong>of</strong> a mass-murder/suicide pact. Over 900 men, women, and children were killed.<br />

While most succumbed to the effect <strong>of</strong> potassium cyanide, autopsy reports noted that<br />

many victims died <strong>of</strong> gunshot wounds or poisoning by other substances.<br />

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