Pentagon mail facility 'under quarantine'

Pentagon mail facility 'under quarantine'
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The Pentagon said on Tuesday it put its mail facility "under quarantine" after receiving multiple items in the mail suspected of containing the deadly poison ricin.

The Pentagon said in a statement that the FBI was analyzing the envelopes, which were first detected by Pentagon police on Monday. It provided no further comment.

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