FBI: Israeli Consulates Targeted with (Harmless) White Powder Letters

A series of “suspicious letters” with white powder have been turning up at several Israeli consulates over the past few days, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
“There’s a lot of white powder letters that are going to Israeli consulates around the country,” Chris Allen of the FBI said late Tuesday. “There may be more out there.”
The threats seem more about fear considering that the powder so far has been harmless, Allen told the Journal. He would not comment on exactly how many other cases are under investigation.
“All of the ones we’re aware of have been field tested and are negative,” Allen said. “Anyone who came in contact with it is asymptomatic.”
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Posted: 1/25/12 at 9:25 AM under FBI, News Story.
Tags: anthrax, hate crime, Israel, israeli consulates, white powder
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