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http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/ricin.hotel/index.htmL
updated 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
“Initial tests: Ricin found at Las Vegas hotel”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “”They determined it might be some biological agent, and through presumptive tests, we determined it to be ricin,” said Capt. Joe Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. “We don’t know who it belongs to or why it would be here at this time.””
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The discovery of ricin alarms law-enforcement agencies because authorities in several countries have investigated links between suspect extremists and ricin.”
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“Man Critical After Ricin Find in Vegas”
By KEN RITTER – 28 minutes ago
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vials found in the motel room of a man hospitalized in critical condition tested positive for the deadly toxin ricin, authorities said Friday.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “”During our investigation we did find that there was a subject who had been a previous occupant of that hotel room who is currently hospitalized in critical condition here locally as a possible result of exposure to ricin,” Suey said.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Two preliminary tests, one by police and one by the Nevada National Guard, concluded that the substance was ricin. A third test from a local lab confirmed the results, Suey said.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Suey would not say how many vials were found or how much ricin they contained. Officials said the vials were in a plastic bag, and castor beans also were found in the room.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Suey said there were several pets in the room when officers arrived. A dog was found dead but the animal had gone at least a week without food or water, Suey said, and she did not attribute the death to ricin.”
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aHfSWDvLlciA&refer=home
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Police declined to identify the man, other than to say he was middle-aged.”