Threatening letter to Bloomberg tests positive for ricin

[Tx4obama]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Preliminary tests indicate ricin was found in letters sent this past weekend to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, New York deputy police commissioner Paul Browne said Wednesday.

Browne said the letter to Bloomberg contained a threat to the mayor and referenced the debate on gun laws.

Some of the emergency services workers who touched the letter are being examined after they showed minor symptoms of ricin exposure on Saturday, he said. The symptoms have since subsided.

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Another threatening letter was opened by Mark Glaze, the director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, in Washington on Sunday.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/29/us/new-york-bloomberg-ricin/index.html

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05/29/13 06:00 PM ET EDT AP

Michael Bloomberg Ricin Letters: Parcels Addressed To NYC Mayor Intercepted, Police Say

NEW YORK -- New York City police say two anonymous letters sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg contained traces of the deadly poison ricin.

Police said Wednesday that the threatening letters were opened Friday in New York at the city's mail facility and Sunday in Washington at the headquarters of the nonprofit started by Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Both were addressed to Bloomberg and contained threats referencing the debate on gun laws.

Police say preliminary testing indicated the presence of ricin.

Police say civilian personnel who came into contact with the letters were not showing any symptoms, but some officers who later examined the one in New York were.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/29/bloomberg-ricin_n_3355501.html

[Enrique]

1. stop and frisk all Elvis impersonators

[Gregorian]

3. Wait...stop all Wayne Newton impersonators instead.

[DainBramaged]

2. They are so afraid of losing their guns they will threaten to kill people

they are lower than shit amoebas to me

[onehandle]

4. Give it up pro-gunners. We will win.

Racist fuckbags.

[Incitatus]

5. Do they think those people actually open their own mail.

Or do they just not care about hurting secretaries and civil servants?

[Kolesar]

6. They seem kind of like terrorists, don't they? eom

[freshwest]

9. I'm sure they hate all public employees. Big gubbermint and unions, ya know. Commies.

These are people who promise to kill any public servant who would dare take precious.

[Posteritatis]

10. Hurting secretaries and civil servants is a bonus to that type. (nt)

[magellan]

7. Is this supposed to make us trust them with guns? n/t

[ForgoTheConsequence]

8. Doesn't surprise me.

Its not a stretch that gun humpers would also be terrorists. If you cling to one tool meant to kill and harm why would you think twice about using another?

[In_The_Wind]

11. As a gun owner: I support New York's gun laws.

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Come on, what's the fuss? The letters were from a 'law-abiding' gun owner,

weren't they?