In an early act of biological warfare, Tartars catapulted the bodies of Plague victims at invading Christians
In 1346, during a siege of Kaffa (now Feodosia, Ukraine), the Tartar army catapulted bodies of plague victims over the walls of Kaffa in an attempt to initiate an epidemic upon the residents.
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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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