American president Donald Trump ordered a special investigation into a series of deaths and disappearances of scientists working on sensitive space programs or nuclear research.
According to the head of the White House, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is to find out in the coming weeks whether there are any connections between the cases, the newspaper reports The Independent.
“Let’s hope it’s a coincidence,” Trump responded, saying that in some cases “important” people were involved, calling the matter a “serious” matter.
The Trump administration is working with the FBI to identify any commonalities that may exist in these “disturbing” cases involving the 11 experts, according to White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt.
“No stone will be left unturned,” she added.
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what the FBI says
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why is congress concerned
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which scientists are involved in the investigation.
Congress is concerned
There is currently no explanation for the strange deaths and disappearances of top academics, but the cases have already sparked various speculations among Americans.
In any case, the FBI has not yet confirmed any connection between the people who either died or disappeared.
“Multiple entities within the Trump administration are involved in the investigation, including the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Defense and others,” he told the magazine. Newsweek a US White House official spoke on condition of anonymity.
However, according to some US lawmakers, the situation is serious. “There appears to be a high probability that something sinister is going on,” he told television Fox News Republican James Comer of Kentucky.
“It’s highly unlikely that this is a coincidence. Congress is very concerned about this.”
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Comer is particularly concerned about the operation of foreign powers to threaten American security, adding that at first it all seemed to him like some kind of “crazy” conspiracy theory.
Perhaps the most significant disappearance concerns 68-year-old retired US general William McCasland, who formerly directed the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
