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Missing Scientists Probe Escalates

House Oversight Chairman James Comer raised alarms about a potential 'sinister' foreign operation targeting individuals with top-level security clearances.

The investigation focuses on at least 11 scientists who have either died or vanished under unusual circumstances over the past few years.

President Trump characterized the situation as 'pretty serious stuff' following a recent briefing on the matter.

Lawmakers expressed concern that these incidents represent a grave threat to national security and the integrity of US defense projects.

FBI will look for connections to deaths and disappearances of scientists NBC News — Apr 20, 21:02 PM
Mysterious deaths and disappearances raise 'national alarm' after 11 nuclear scientists either die or vanish LBC — Apr 20, 20:19 PM
Comer suggests something ‘sinister’ behind 11 missing scientists Washington Examiner — Apr 20, 20:13 PM
Lawmakers seek answers on individuals tied to US research who recently vanished or died Scripps News — Apr 20, 19:19 PM
Missing, Dead Scientists: Congressman Raises Concerns About Two More Names Newsweek — Apr 20, 18:55 PM
What we know about nearly a dozen scientists who went missing, died, or were murdered Washington Examiner — Apr 20, 18:53 PM
Top Republican Says Dead, Missing Scientists Are 'National Security Threat' Newsweek — Apr 20, 19:04 PM
Wave of Missing, Dead Scientists Could Be 'Foreign Operation': Congressman Newsweek — Apr 20, 15:27 PM
Lawmakers demand answers as scientists tied to US secrets die or vanish Fox News — Apr 20, 14:00 PM
FBI Investigating Missing and Dead Scientists: What We Know So Far Newsweek — Apr 20, 10:32 AM

Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. federal law enforcement agency

James Comer
American politician in Kentucky (born 1972)

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Subsidiary of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, which plans, appoints and pays for rail passenger transport

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