Sunday, January 25, 2009

In December, European U.S. embassy received 15 letters with white powder.

Since the beginning of December this year, the U.S. embassies in Europe have received 15 letters with white powder, reported Reuters on Wednesday, 17 December, with reference to the representative of the U.S. Department of State Robert Wood (Robert Wood).
Letters arrived in the U.S. embassy in Berlin, Bern, Brussels, Bucharest, Copenhagen, Dublin, The Hague, Luxembourg, Madrid, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm and Tallinn. According to the State Department, toxicological tests showed that in 14 cases, powders do not represent danger. It is not yet ready to results of the examination of powder, aimed at the Dublin Ambassador.
In turn, the FBI on Wednesday distributed a statement that from 8 December, 40 American governors office also received letters with white powder, all of the letters were sent from Texas. Danger tehasskih whether the contents of the letters did not specify. Previously, it was reported that six cases were non-toxic powder.
Recall envelopes with anthrax were sent to government agencies USA in 2001. Then killed five people.

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