Police find suspected ricin in Everett home
The FBI said this afternoon that they have “a strong suspicion” that an Everett man had the deadly poison ricin in his home office, and a specially trained hazardous-materials team — including experts flown in today from Washington, D.C. — have locked down the home.
The situation began with a domestic-violence call to Everett police Monday and has grown into a substantial federal investigation.
An FBI spokeswoman said agents have no fear that the substance poses any risk to the public or to neighbors, and no one has been exposed or evacuated.
On Monday about 5 p.m., Everett police were called to the home at 1208 50th St. S.W. and found a bleeding 43-year-old woman in her front yard. They went inside and found her husband, 48, unresponsive with some kind of medical emergency, said Everett police Sgt. Robert Goetz....
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009302011_webricin04m.html
2 Charged After Gun Found On Plane
Flight 1195 Bound From Philadelphia To Phoenix
PHOENIX — The FBI has charged two men after investigators said Thursday the pair smuggled a gun onto an airplane at Philadelphia International Airport.
Flight 1195, bound for Phoenix, was delayed several hours.
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U.S. Airways employee Roshid Milledge and passenger Damien Young have been charged with getting a concealed gun onto a departing plane.
Witnesses saw Milledge hand Young a bag at the gate right before he boarded.
Once investigators got wind of the exchange, they stopped the plane and took the passenger into custody.....
http://www.kpho.com/news/19661608/detail.html
Wondering out loud: Has Bojinka redux begun?