A leading group of followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (later known as Osho) had hoped to incapacitate the voting population of the city so that their own candidates would win the 1984 Wasco County elections. This notorious attack used a bioweapon in an attempt to sway the upcoming election. Cult members were found to have contaminated commercial salad bars with what organism?

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Dexter Wiley

21 September, 03:34

A leading group of followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (later known as Osho) had hoped to incapacitate the voting population of the city so that their own candidates would win the 1984 Wasco County elections. This notorious attack used a bioweapon in an attempt to sway the upcoming election. Cult members were found to have contaminated commercial salad bars with what organism?

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Jamari Moyer · Answer 1

Answer: Salmonella enterica

Explanation:

751 people were poisoned in a planned food poisoning attack in the Dalles, New Oregon in 1984. The organism used in the terror attack was salmonella enterica and was first introduced into the drinking water of a couple of commissioners before being deployed at eight salad bars. The goal was to prevent voting by residents of The Dalles and sway the election results in favor of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.