BBC One-minute World News 2013.04.17

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An envelope sent to U.S. senator Roger Wicker has tested positive for the lethal substance Ricin. FBI has alerted other senators about the discovery, Ricin is a highly toxic substance and a tiny amount of it could kill an adult.   

Police in Boston investing the scene of Monday’s deadly twin bomb attacks have found pieces of nylon which they say could be from the backpack used to conceal one or both of the devices. The blasts within seconds with each other killed 3 people including an 8-year old boy and injured more than 170 people.

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has shaken southeastern Iran close to the border with Pakistan. Iranian TV says one person died in the quake, across the border in Pakistani the military has said that 34 people have lost their lives.