2001 also saw the second acknowledged act of bioterrorism with the 2001 anthrax attacks ( the first being intentional food poisoning conducted in The Dalles , Oregon by Rajneeshee followers in 1984 ) , when letters carrying anthrax spores were posted to several major American media outlets and two Democratic Party politicians . This resulted in several of the first fatalities attributed to a bioterror attack
2001 anthrax attacks
2001 anthrax attacks
History of terrorism