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Apr 16, 2013

Ricin Found In Letter Sent To Senator Wicker’s Office

The Capitol Building yesterday (Getty Images) A letter, addressed to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker’s office, tested positive for the toxic poison ricin. According to the Washington Post, the letter was found this morning “at an off-site location where congressional mail has been screened since anthrax-laced letters were sent to Capitol Hill in 2001.” The mail facility is located in Washington, and a law enforcement told CNN said that the envelope tested positive in a…

 
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