In 1984, 751 people suffered food poisoning in The Dalles, Oregon, United States, due to the deliberate contamination of salad bars at ten local restaurants with Salmonella. A group of prominent follo
Four of the restaurants in The Dalles affected by the attack
Rajneesh in his luxury Rolls-Royce greeted by sannyasins on one of his daily "drive-bys" in Rajneeshpuram, 1982
Perpetrators spread Salmonella contaminants on surfaces in the Wasco County Courthouse
The salsa bar of The Dalles' Taco Time
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The Rajneesh movement is a new religious movement inspired by the Indian godman known as Rajneesh or Osho. They were formerly known as Rajneeshees, "neo-sanyassins" or "Orange People". Members of the
1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
…population, Wasco County Attack type Bioterrorism Weapons Salmonella enterica Typhimurium Injured 751 people infected, 45 hospitalizations Perpetrators Rajneeshee commune management In 1984, 751 people suffered food poisoning in The Dalles, Oregon, United States, due to the deliberate contamination of salad bars…
Rajneesh (rightmost) and disciples in darshan at Poona in 1977
Symbol of the Life Awakening Movement c. 1970