https://nypost.com/2018/10/02/packages-sent-to-pentagon-test-positive-for-ricin/
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/02/politics/pentagon-ricin-mail/index.html
Meanwhile at Ted Cruz's Houston Campaign office:
https://www.newsweek.com/envelope-white-powder-sent-ted-cruz-office-1149425
https://www.nationalreview.com/news...gn-office-after-white-powder-arrives-in-mail/
Combined stories in one article
The packages were addressed to Defense Secretary Mattis, and Top Admiral Richardson according to the Fox article.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/02/politics/pentagon-ricin-mail/index.html
article said:At least two packages sent to the Pentagon on Tuesday tested positive for the deadly poison ricin — but were intercepted at the Defense Department headquarters’ separate mail facility, an official said.
“As part of the screening process, (authorities) recognized some suspicious packages,” Defense Department spokesman Chris Sherwood said.
The packages were addressed to someone at the Pentagon, he told Agence France-Presse.
The mail facility is in a separate building and the packages never entered the Pentagon itself, CNN reported.
The FBI and the Pentagon Force Protection agency responded and additional testing is expected to be done by the bureau, two defense officials told the news outlet.
No one was reported to be suffering any ill effects from exposure to the substance, the Washington Examiner reported.
Ricin is a highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans and has been used in terror attacks.
Meanwhile at Ted Cruz's Houston Campaign office:
https://www.newsweek.com/envelope-white-powder-sent-ted-cruz-office-1149425
https://www.nationalreview.com/news...gn-office-after-white-powder-arrives-in-mail/
article said:A hazardous materials response team was dispatched to Senator Ted Cruz’s campaign office in Houston, Texas Tuesday after staffers opened an envelope containing a white powder that may be toxic, the Weekly Standard reported.
While it remains unclear whether the material was in fact toxic, two people present at the office building were hospitalized after coming into contact with the substance, according to the Houston Fire Department.
Two people were taken to the hospital after apparently being exposed to a white powdery substance in an office building at 3200 SW Fwy. The 9th floor of the Phoenix Tower has been evacuated as HFD HazMat is responding to the scene working to determine the nature of the substance.
Multiple police cars and fire trucks can be seen outside the campaign office in a photo of the office parking lot sent to the Weekly Standard.
Combined stories in one article
The packages were addressed to Defense Secretary Mattis, and Top Admiral Richardson according to the Fox article.
