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The most famous case of ricin poisoning was in 1978 when dissident Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov was killed when an assassin in London jabbed him with an umbrella that injected a tiny ricin ...
The Wood Green ricin plot was an alleged bioterrorism plot to attack the London Underground with ricin poison. The Metropolitan Police Service arrested six suspects on 5 January 2003, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] with one more arrested two days later.
During the raid on the homes of a man and son in June 2009, a very small amount of ricin was allegedly found in a sealed jam jar kept in a kitchen cupboard. A father and son, Ian and Nicky Davison were arrested under the 2000 Terrorism Act. The arrests followed a long-running intelligence-led operation against extreme right-wing activity. [27]
Ricin (/ ˈ r aɪ s ɪ n / RY-sin) is a lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.The median lethal dose (LD 50) of ricin for mice is around 22 micrograms per kilogram of body weight via intraperitoneal injection.
17, 24 and 30 April 1999: 1999 London nail bombings: David Copeland set off three nail bombs in London targeting the black, Bangladeshi and gay communities respectively, killing three people (including a pregnant woman) and injuring 129. Copeland, a far-right extremist [citation needed], was convicted of murder on 30 June 2000.
Why does this page tell me that the world production of castor seeds is one million tons per year and the article about ricin tells me that 100 million tons are processed each year? Klaus 100 million tons seems to be an error; see talk:Ricin. This has been corrected in the article. Elphion 13:46, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
The following day he held a private meeting at Clarence House in London with the bereaved families. [63] On 10 October 2024 the town was visited by William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, in the princess's first official visit since completing her treatment for cancer. [64]
Tea is to England what beer and hot dogs are to America. But as ingrained as tea is in the fabric of British culture, it takes a history lesson to explain how the drink actually became so popular.