Published April 16, 2013
FoxNews.com
An envelope containing ricin was sent to the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Roger Wicker, lawmakers told Fox News on Tuesday.
The letter to the Mississippi Republican was intercepted at an off-site mail screening facility, and never made its way to the Hill.
"It is of concern," Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said, after learning about the incident in a briefing with other senators late Tuesday.
Fox News has learned that the envelope tested positive for ricin.
Lawmakers were apparently gathered for a briefing on the Boston Marathon bombing, but the briefing ended up focusing on the letter threat. The briefing included Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
It's unclear whether the letter had any connection to the Boston attack Monday.
It's customary for mail addressed to congressional offices to be screened at an off-site facility.
Fox News' Chad Pergram and Mike Levine and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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