![]() “Luckily, this was discovered at the processing centre off premises,” Durbin said. It is not contagious, but there is no antidote. According to a Homeland Security Department handbook, ricin is deadliest when inhaled. Milt Leitenberg, a University of Maryland bioterrorism expert, said ricin is a poison derived from the same bean that makes castor oil. Other lawmakers said they had been provided information by Gainer’s office. Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters of the letter. He has a solidly conservative voting record, so much so that he drew notice last week when he voted to allow debate to begin on controversial gun legislation in the Senate. He previously served a dozen years in the House of Representatives. Wicker, 61, was appointed to the Senate in 2007 and won election to a full term last year. The letter was discovered at a mail processing plant in Prince George’s County in suburban Maryland, according to Sen. Gainer said there was “no indication that there are other suspect mailings.” Yet he urged caution, and also said the Senate off-site mail facility where the initial tests were performed on the letter will be closed for a few days while the investigation continues. The Memphis centre also processes mail for residents of western parts of Tennessee and eastern Arkansas. Mail from a broad swath of northern Mississippi, including the Memphis suburbs of DeSoto County, Mississippi, Tupelo, Oxford and the northern part of the Mississippi Delta region, is processed and postmarked in Memphis, according to a Postal Service map. It bore a postmark from Memphis, Tennessee. Gainer, the Senate sergeant-at-arms, said in an emailed message to Senate offices that the envelope to Wicker had no obviously suspicious outside markings and lacked a return address. Capitol Police, which is also investigating the case, declined to comment. Only after that testing can a determination be made about whether the substance is ricin, Bresson said. Trial of man accused in London attack set to hear from witnesses FridayįBI spokesman Paul Bresson said earlier initial field tests on the substance produced mixed results and that it is in the process of undergoing further analysis at an accredited laboratory.Accused Chinatown festival stabber was still considered ‘significant threat’: Documents.London police officer assaulted, charges laid following ‘anti-Trudeau’ protest.‘I’m going to commit a terrorist attack:’ Video shows London police interview with accused.
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