FBI Checking Envelopes Sent to Pentagon for Ricin
By WESLEY MORGAN
10/02/2018 01:47 PM EDT
At least two envelopes sent to the Pentagon are suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin, military spokesmen said today.
The envelopes were flagged for investigation Monday at a mail screening site near the Pentagon, Col. Rob Manning said in statement, and “were taken by the FBI this morning for further analysis.”
“All USPS mail received at the Pentagon mail screening facility yesterday is currently under quarantine and poses no threat to Pentagon personnel,” Manning said.
Spokesmen wouldn’t say who the envelopes were addressed to, and stressed that they never entered the Pentagon itself. Ricin is a deadly poison produced from castor beans.
10/02/2018 01:47 PM EDT
At least two envelopes sent to the Pentagon are suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin, military spokesmen said today.
The envelopes were flagged for investigation Monday at a mail screening site near the Pentagon, Col. Rob Manning said in statement, and “were taken by the FBI this morning for further analysis.”
“All USPS mail received at the Pentagon mail screening facility yesterday is currently under quarantine and poses no threat to Pentagon personnel,” Manning said.
Spokesmen wouldn’t say who the envelopes were addressed to, and stressed that they never entered the Pentagon itself. Ricin is a deadly poison produced from castor beans.
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