On alert: The Secret Service has confirmed that a letter addressed to President Obama contained a 'suspicious substance' which was later confirmed to be the deadly poison ricin
The FBI has launched a hunt for the person responsible for sending letters laced with the
deadly poison ricin to President Obama and a Mississippi senator, it was revealed today.
The Secret Service said that the letters, which were both intercepted at a mail screening facility in Maryland on Tuesday, contained a 'suspicious substance' which was later confirmed to be ricin, a toxic component derived from castor beans and can be fatal when ingested.
According to an FBI memo obtained by the Associated Press, both letters sent to Obama and Sen. Wicker, a Republican, contained the following message: ‘To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance.’
Both letters were then signed, ‘I am KC and I approve this message
High alert: Police have cordoned off the area in front of the White House on Wednesday, two days after the deadly attacks at the Boston Marath
Dangerous jobs: A Prince George's County, Maryland firefighter dressed in a protective suit walks out of a government mail screening facility in Hyattsville today
Sealant: A Prince George's County, Maryland firefighter dressed in a protective suit walks into a government mail screening facility in Hyattsville today
The FBI said that the parcels sent to Obama and the senator were postmarked from Memphis, Tennessee, according to the Associated Press, which obtained an intelligence bulletin released by the government organization.
Neither the FBI nor the Capitol Police, which are jointly investigating the suspicious parcels, immediately returned MailOnline's request for comment.
Earlier Wednesday, police said they have a suspect in mind they believe is responsible for mailing the deadly letter to Sen. Roger Wicker.
News of the suspicious packages around Washington sent shock waves throughout Capitol Hill
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