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Suspect in the anthrax attack remembered
By Ben Wasserman
Aug 10, 2008 - 12:29:53 PM

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Relatives, friends, colleagues and many of those who know him bid farewell to the U.S. Army scientist suspected in the anthrax attacks at the memorial service held on Friday, Boston Globe reported.

Bruce Ivins, 62, died last month from an apparent suicide after being informed by the FBI that he was probably to be charged over the allegation of his involvement in the anthrax attack in 2001 killing five people, injuring another 17, and scaring the whole nation for a month after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Colleagues remembered Ivins for his humor, intelligence and compassion and some people who know Ivins said, cited by Boston's Globe, that they cannot believe the talented scientist who like to work in his garden and volunteer for the American Red Cross would be capable of launching the bioterrorism attack.

The case against Ivins does not seem as convincing as supposed to be, some media reports suggest. Ivins' lawyer said the scientist was innocent and he would be able to clear his name in court if he was still alive.