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Georgia militia members arrested, accused of plotting ricin attack
They say the men also intended to deploy the deadly toxin ricin in some cities, including Atlanta; one suspect described a plan to blow the substance out of a moving car on the freeway. The affidavits against the four men -- Frederick Thomas, 73, ... read more

Feds: 2 Suspects in Plot Worked for US Agencies
... 68-year-old Samuel Crump, worked at the CDC in the past for a contractor that did maintenance at the Atlanta-based agency. Prosecutors say the men were part of a group that tried to obtain explosives and aimed to produce ricin, a lethal toxin. read more

US DHS funds Ricin toxin detection assay development
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 warfare agent which is derived from the ... read more

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