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  • n  a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon
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  • 5th Spokane letter did contain ricin, FBI says
    SPOKANE -- The FBI says scientists have confirmed that a fifth letter sent recently from Spokane did indeed contain active ricin toxin. Frank Harrill, the FBI supervisory senior resident agent in Spokane, announced that test result late Friday in an email.
    June 16, 2013 - Everett Herald
  • Fifth Spokane Letter Addressed to CIA Contained Active Ricin Toxin
    FBI scientists at the National Bioforensic Analysis Center determined that the fifth letter located by postal workers on June 8, 2013 at the U.S. Post Office on W. Riverside Avenue, Spokane, Washington contained active ricin toxin.
    June 15, 2013 - KHQ Spokane
  • FBI: 5th Spokane letter did contain ricin
    The FBI says scientists have confirmed that a fifth letter sent recently from Spokane, Wash., did indeed contain active ricin toxin.
    June 15, 2013 - Seattle Times

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