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FBI investigates letters with ‘unknown substance’ sent to US election officials

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The Guardian – World
“FBI investigates letters with ‘unknown substance’ sent to US election officials”

Election officers in Louisiana and Oklahoma receive a powdery substance, prompting evacuations The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service are investigating letters sent to state officials and election offices across the country containing an “unknown substance”. Just weeks before November’s US midterm elections , election officers in Louisiana and Oklahoma received envelopes containing a powdery substance, leading to evacuations. A similar package containing white powder was also sent to the…

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The New York Times – U.S.
“‘Suspicious Substances’ Sent to Senators and State Election Officials”

Federal law enforcement officials said they were investigating a series of letters mailed to members of Congress and secretaries of state in recent days.

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