In a scary reminder that there are evil anti-gay people out there, 11 gay bars in the US have been threatened with a possible ricin-based bio-attack ...
In what's being described as a hate crime, 11 gay bars across the US city of Seattle have been mailed letters threatening of a ricin attack sometime in January, also stating the the aim of killing at least 55 people.
Ricin, a protein toxin that is extracted from the castor bean, was infamously used in the 1978 umbrella-tip assassination of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in London.
The letters sent to the 11 bars and one gay publication, The Stranger, say, "I have in my possession approximately 67 grams of ricin with which I will indiscriminately target at least five of your clients. ... I expect them to die painfully while in hospital."
The letters list the Seattle bars as: The Elite, Neighbours, The Wildrose Bar, The Cuff, Purr, The Seattle Eagle, R Place, Re-bar, C.C.Attle's, Madison Pub and The Crescent.
The letters imply that ricin attacks will take place on a Saturday during January.
Local Seattle police and the FBI are investigating the letters and are evaluating the likelihood of an actual attack.
Elite manager Kay Hansen said the bar was now warning customers to not leave their drinks unattended: "On the one hand you don't want to overreact, but on the other hand, you want to make sure your staff and clients are safe."
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