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Prague (AFP) - Blackmailers are threatening to spread Ebola in the Czech Republic unless Prague pays them a million euros' worth of the virtual Bitcoin currency, police said Monday.
An e-mail allegedly from the blackmailers claiming they had "biological material" from an infected patient in Liberia was published by the country's top commercial TV station, TV Nova, on Monday.
"An unknown perpetrator or perpetrators are blackmailing this state, threatening to spread the Ebola virus," the country's deputy police chief Zdenek Laube told reporters.
"From the very beginning these culprits have been seeking to spread panic, which is their primary goal," he added.
The blackmailers demanded one million euros ($1.27 million) in the virtual Bitcoin currency, payable in three installments, reports said.
The interior ministry said in a statement that "the culprit or culprits are using very sophisticated communication methods," without elaborating.
Robert Slachta, head of the UOOZ anti-organised crime squad, said the blackmailers could face up to 12 years in prison if found and convicted.
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An e-mail allegedly from the blackmailers claiming they had "biological material" from an infected patient in Liberia was published by the country's top commercial TV station, TV Nova, on Monday.
"An unknown perpetrator or perpetrators are blackmailing this state, threatening to spread the Ebola virus," the country's deputy police chief Zdenek Laube told reporters.
"From the very beginning these culprits have been seeking to spread panic, which is their primary goal," he added.
The blackmailers demanded one million euros ($1.27 million) in the virtual Bitcoin currency, payable in three installments, reports said.
The interior ministry said in a statement that "the culprit or culprits are using very sophisticated communication methods," without elaborating.
Robert Slachta, head of the UOOZ anti-organised crime squad, said the blackmailers could face up to 12 years in prison if found and convicted.
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http://news.yahoo.com/blackmailers-threaten-czechs-ebola-outbreak-174554506.html