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US CAPITOL POLICE are investigating the discovery of at least two suspicious packages in Senate office buildings and “the individual who delivered them is being questioned,” Sergeant at Arms Terence Gainer said today.
Gainer said in an email the packages were delivered to at least two Senate offices. Yesterday the Secret Service intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a “suspicious substance”.
A law enforcement official said the letter is very similar to one recently mailed to Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker. The Senator’s letter tested positive for the poisonous substance ricin and preliminary tests on Obama’s letter indicate it may also be present on that.
The letters were received at separate facilities that sort mail addressed to the White House and Capitol Hill. The mail facilities are not located on the main White House and Capitol Hill complexes. It was not clear whether there was a connection between the letters and the packages.
Other officials said one of the packages had been discovered in the Russell Building, and the second in the Hart office building. CNN reported that the first floor of the Hart building was evacuated shortly after noon and a man in the area was being questioned by police.
Word of the suspicious packages comes amid already heightened tensions in Washington and across the country since the deadly bombings on Monday at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 170. Law enforcement officials haven’t said whether they believe the letters are related in any way to the Boston bombings.
- Additional reporting by Michelle Hennessy.
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America must be going to war soon. Operation “Lets make the people paranoid” has gone up a couple of gears.
Amen to that comment.
Or some people think they’ve had enough of this anti gun movement, put the fear back in the communities?
Yeah, thats it alright. Sending it to the president, my god even a 10 year old would know how stupid that would be. Conditioning for a new war, a war with Iran. Hence the recent semi pull out of Iraq and oilpipeistan. Need the boots else where. Bombs to drop in summer at its hottest. Ground invasion late October.
I’m sure the president doesn’t sit down every Morning and open his own letters he has people to do that for him dumb terrorist!
I’d say it’s more about the message than the result. The fact that someone sent an item with your name on it that was coated in a deadly poison would shake anyone up.
Heisenberg
Sick sick people
What the hell is going on in America! I’m putting my money on white supremacy nut jobs!
I do not think those bombs are the last of them.it’s a race against time before something else happens.they were designed to cause optimum paranoia.
Maybe it was dilisk, my oul man was held at security for 8 hours in JFK before because the yanks found dilisk in his case!!
Terrorist!!!
What’s that??
Class A seaweed
Thanx B
Has anybody got jack Bauer’s number – he’s needed.
Number no but he is a regular contributor to the comment section on the journal. He should be around soon.
087242424
Are you confusing him with Jason Bourne, Begrudgy? Or have we two action heroes frequenting here?
No it’s 867-5309.
Bullshit … All Obama wants is 2 go 2 war with Iran and dat will start world war 3
Barry – I hope you are taking the piss?
All this carryon with ricin and the pressure cooker nail bombs are all the hallmarks of a white frustrated american male.
I heard the Ayatollah delivered it personally.
One of them freeman millita groups will probably be responsible,maybe carried it out to Mark the anniversary of waco
BARRY G………I COMPLETELY AGREE!!!!! U.S.= SUCKS :(
Salad?
GREAT STUFF! SO……..HOW DID THE WORD’S MARKETS REACTED??????????????? LOL :)
Someones been watching too much breaking bad and got a bad idea
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