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Al Qaeda Planns to Make Posion Ricin |
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Al Qaeda planned to manufacture the deadly biological poison ricin, according to the Times of Londonon Friday.
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Al Qaeda planned to manufacture the deadly biological poison ricin, according to the Times of Londonon Friday.
The paperreportedthatinstructions for making the poison were found littering the cellar of an abandoned housewhich said had been used by Osama bin Laden's network.
The instructions for making ricin were concealed among scattered documents listing formulae for manufacturing explosives, fuses and detonation circuits, according to the report.
The instructions read: "A certain amount, equal to a strong dose, will be able to kill an adult and a dose equal to seven seeds will kill a child." "Gloves and face masks are essential for the preparation of ricin. Period of death varies from 3-5 days minimum, 4-14 days maximum."
Ricin is produced from a toxin protein in castor oil seed. It was famously used by Bulgarian secret police to kill Bulgarian refugee Georgi Markov in London in 1978.
The paper also said that searches had revealed detailed plans to make nuclear bombs.
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