Archive for the 'Ricin' Category

Ricin terror plot suspects appear in court

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that four members of a fringe militia used a book written by Fox News “expert” Mike Vanderboegh as a basis for a plot to commit domestic terrorism. Federal law enforcement They planned to “save this country” by attacking Washington, DC, and Atlanta with ricin and botulinium toxin. And [...]

Ricin terror plot: Four in Ga. accused of planning attacks

Ricin, a chemical warfare agent, is derived from the seeds of the castor oil plant Ricinus communis and has become a tool of terrorist groups across the world due to its effortless production and high toxicity. PositiveID's MicroFluidic Systems ("MFS") Four men from Georgia have been arrested and charged in an alleged plot to purchase [...]

Georgia militia members arrested, accused of plotting ricin attack

Militia plot: Federal officials in Georgia arrested four militia members Monday on suspicion of plotting to kill federal workers and use the deadly toxin ricin. The US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technologies (S&T) division has granted fund to develop MicroFluidic Systems' (MFS) immunodetection assay to detect Ricin toxin. Ricin is a chemical [...]