Dark Harvest Commando

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The Dark Harvest Commando was a militant group which in 1981 demanded that the British government decontaminate Gruinard Island, a site which had been used for anthrax weapon testing during World War II.

The group placed a container of soil outside the Chemical Defense Establishment at Porton Down in Wiltshire. A second container of soil was placed at Blackpool, a resort town where the Conservative Party was holding a conference. The first package was found to contain bacillus anthracis, while the second was uncontaminated, but of the same soil type as found on the island.

One news source claimed that a resurgent DHC (possibly affiliated with the Scottish National Liberation Army) collected spores from Gruinard Island for an attack on Prince William in December, 2001.[1]


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  1. ^ Nick Drainey SNLA Threats and Attacks The Scotsman. 4 Mar 2002.
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