Posted by Jack
Coincidental with the Boston bombing, comes a series of poisoned letters sent to several senators and the president. It’s not been determined if the these events are related. Wonder if they were mailed from Boston?
Victims of risin laced letters known so far:
1. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss
2. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala
3. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich
4. President Barack Obama-D
UPDATE ON BOSTON BOMBING: Investigators believe they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from security video, a U.S. law enforcement source said on Wednesday, but no arrest had yet been made. Police may make an appeal to the public for more information at a news conference scheduled for later on Wednesday, a U.S. government source said. Earlier, CNN reported a suspect was in custody, citing Boston and U.S. law enforcement sources, but later retracted its report.
The FBI duisclosed today that Obama was the target of a death letter. The revelation of the poison filled letter to Obama comes less than 24 hours after U.S. Capitol Police confirmed it was investigating a letter addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., that tested positive for the poison ricin in a preliminary examination.
Obama was briefed on the suspicious letters on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday morning, said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
Another suspicious package was received Wednesday morning at the Washington offices of Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., according to Shelby’s spokesman Jonathan Graffeo. He said the package is being investigated by Capitol Police and it was not known if it was similar to the ones addressed to Obama and Wicker.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., issued a statement saying that a suspicious letter also was received Wednesday morning at his Saginaw, Mich., field office. He said the staffer who received the letter did not open it and turned it over to authorities, who are investigating.
Ricin comes from the castor oil plant Ricinus communis, is a highly toxic, naturally occurring protein.