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Good morning Pore Jumpathi,

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-----Original Message-----
From: Pore Jumpathi <[FOI #6288 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 16 April 2020 10:00 AM
To: FOI requests at Defence Science and Technology Organisation <[Defence Science and Technology Organisation request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Did coronavirus come from the lab?

Dear Defence Science and Technology Organisation,

I have overlooked through many sources about how the covid-19 has natural origin. However, there are assumptions underline and arguments going on.
Was the corona virus being engineered?

Yours faithfully,
Pore

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