Suspicious Letter Sent to White House, after Bloomberg
A suspicious letter addressed to the White House and "similar" to one sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg that tested positive for ricin has been intercepted, the Secret Service said Thursday.
"The White House mail screening facility intercepted a letter addressed to the White House that were similar to letters previously addressed to Mayor Bloomberg in New York," Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan said.
"This letter has been turned over to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force for testing and investigation," Donovan said in a short statement sent to Agence France Presse.
Two letters sent last week -- one to Bloomberg and one to an official with the gun laws group he helped found, Mayors Against Illegal Guns -- appeared to be laced with ricin, according to preliminary tests, New York police said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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