UK poison plot against Asians, blacks busted

Arien
By Arien

LONDON: A deadly terror plot by suspected white supremacists was busted when the police recovered dangerous ricin meant to poison ethnic minorities
in the UK.

It is feared the lethal nerve toxin was intended for use as part of a biological weapon against blacks and Asians, the Daily Express reports.

The fatal agent, for which there is no antidote, is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide. An amount the size of a grain of salt is enough to kill an adult. During an anti-terror raid at a terraced house in Burnopfield, the police found the ricin in a jam jar in a kitchen cupboard.

Durham's assistant chief constable Mike Barton said: "This shows that the terrorist threat in the UK is real. We believe the people involved to be white supremacist extremists and one of our lines of inquiry was that they were going to target people from ethnic ­minorities."

The house in Burnopfield, and another in nearby Annfield Plain, were raided by police on Tuesday.

According to the government labs in Edinburgh, the jam jar had ­contained the ricin for up to two years.

The jar will be taken to the Ministry of Defence's chemical biological warfare labs at Porton Down, Wilts, for further tests.
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By starfaith25• 7 Jun 2009 10:51
starfaith25

white terrorists huh? hmmm...

By britexpat• 7 Jun 2009 10:49
britexpat

I am just thankful that our security services are so vigilant. they had the Ricin for two years remember :(

By Arien• 7 Jun 2009 10:46
Arien

Brit- did u notice, the plot is busted. rest of the story is all their believes and guesses, which may be or may not be right. Before completing the investigation and reaching a conclusion , the whole story is out.

All the goldsmiths use Cyanide in their daily work. no harm unless it touches ur tongue I think.

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By Rizks• 7 Jun 2009 10:41
Rizks

Handled with CARE....:)

By britexpat• 7 Jun 2009 10:40
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

So according to the experts , Ricin is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide. They say that 70mg or two millionths of an ounce – roughly equivalent to the weight of a single grain of salt – is enough to kill an adult.

Yet , these morons kept it in a jar. how did they handle it ?

By anonymous• 7 Jun 2009 10:32
anonymous

these white supremacists are even dumber than the Islamic terrorists. They don't have the brains or the balls to pull off a spectacular. They are more likely to poison themselves than kill anyone else...

By lilBoPeep• 7 Jun 2009 10:23
lilBoPeep

Lol.....Amoud

Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe and Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass.

By arecel• 7 Jun 2009 10:21
arecel

oh- oh, it is their turn now:-)

usapa na...

By Rizks• 7 Jun 2009 10:11
Rizks

I want my Jam Jar BACK....:(

By Amoud• 7 Jun 2009 10:09
Amoud

Wow, white terrorists :)

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