Reid reports another ricin incident in DC

From The Hill:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Tuesday that there has been another ricin incident at Bolling Air Force base in Southeast Washington, D.C.

“We’ve had another incident today I’m told at Bolling Air Force base. Same substance,” said Reid.

This is the third ricin incident in recent days.

Second ricin-laced letter found in D.C.?

The Hill is reporting that a second letter, possibly ricin-laced and this time addressed to President Barack Obama, has been discovered in a D.C.-area mail facility:

Authorities have intercepted a letter to the White House that tested positive for ricin poison, according to multiple media reports.

The Secret Service has acknowledged the letter addressed to President Obama contained a suspicious substance but has not stated it was ricin, a deadly poison.

On Tuesday it was announced that a letter containing ricin was discovered in mail addressed to Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi.

More details are at The Hill.