World News | Letters with Powdered Substance Sent to Sweden's Counties
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Several county boards in Sweden received letters containing a powdered substance on Wednesday, leading to the evacuation of employees in some places. At least two people were taken to hospitals, Swedish media said.
Copenhagen, Mar 29 (AP) Several county boards in Sweden received letters containing a powdered substance on Wednesday, leading to the evacuation of employees in some places. At least two people were taken to hospitals, Swedish media said.
Police in Jonkoping, a city 280 kilometres (174 miles) south of Stockholm, said no one was injured there after the arrival of ”a suspected dangerous object” — a letter with powder.
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“Because it cannot be ruled out that the powder is dangerous, we have been called in to check it more closely with the emergency services,” Katarina Rusin, a police spokesperson in southern Sweden told Swedish news agency TT.
At least 18 of Sweden's 21 counties received the letters, TT reported.
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Police said the contents were being analysed. (AP)
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