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magicarpet

(13,574 posts)
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 01:36 PM Oct 2018

Ricin detected in mail sent to Pentagon [View all]

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Source: CNN

Ricin detected in mail sent to Pentagon
By Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne, CNN

Updated at 1:26 PM ET, Tue October 2, 2018

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(CNN) — Two pieces of mail delivered to the Pentagon mail facility on Monday have initially tested positive for ricin, according to a US defense official.
The two suspicious envelopes were addressed to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and to Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, the official told CNN.

Read more: https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/02/politics/pentagon-ricin-mail/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F



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