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Threatening letter to Bloomberg tests positive for ricin

Updated Wednesday 5/29 6:18 p.m. ET

(CNN) - Preliminary tests indicate ricin was found in letters sent this past weekend to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, New York deputy police commissioner Paul Browne said Wednesday.

Browne said the letter to Bloomberg contained a threat to the mayor and referenced the debate on gun laws.