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MENA Observatory – Washington
The FBI and the Secret Service reached several details about the letter addressed to the president of the United States, Donald Trump, yesterday Saturday, indicating that it contained the poisonous castor gas, with the aim of poisoning and assassinating the president.
US media, including the New York Times, CNN and the Wall Street Journal, cited sources as saying that “the message, believed to have been sent from Canada, was intercepted at a government post office before reaching the Casa White “.
CNN said, in its own details, that “the toxic message was directed at President Trump,” noting that law enforcement officials have confirmed to the network that “the FBI and the Secret Service are investigating this toxic package.” .
For its part, the FBI confirmed during its response to questions posed by most of the media that “the office, the US Secret Service and the Postal Parcel Inspection Service are examining a suspicious letter that arrived to a US government postal facility, but at the present time there is no specific threat. For public safety.
According to “Reuters,” which cited the response from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, both the White House and the Secret Service declined to comment.
In previous periods, many incidents occurred in the same way, as letters containing ricin were sent to US officials and two people were convicted in two separate incidents of sending letters containing ricin to former US President Barack Obama.
In July 2014, a Texas representative was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sending letters containing ricin to Obama and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
It’s worth noting that castor gas is naturally found in castor beans, but a procedure is required to turn it into a biological weapon, according to expert reports, and the gas can cause death over a period of 36 to 72 hours to starting from exposure to a small amount, like the tip of a pin. There is no known antidote for this toxin.
