Ricin detected in mail sent to Pentagon
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.
The mail facility is in a separate building on the grounds of the Pentagon and the piece of mail which tested positive never entered the Pentagon building.
All US Postal Service mail received at the Pentagon mail screening facility on Monday is currently under quarantine and poses no threat to Pentagon personnel, according to Pentagon spokesperson Col. Rob Manning.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 03 2018, @03:00AM
Steve Scalise was shot by Bernie supporter James Hodgkinson. Rand Paul was attacked by his socialist neighbor. Today, Andy Harris (R-MD) got attacked by leftists in his office.
Basically, socialists are trying to kill conservatives. Why would this situation be an exception? It isn't, by Occam's razor.
It's pretty typical around the world. Not long ago, Brazil's most Trump-like presidential candidate was stabbed by a socialist.