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White powder causes airport scare
A MYSTERIOUS white powder emanating from a package from Bangladesh made 20 people sick and sent four to the hospital at Montreal's international airport today, according to media reports.One of the injured people was taken away unconscious, radio and television reports said. A white powder apparently emanating from a package that arrived from Bangladesh on a British Airways flight caused people in the surrounding area to feel sick, Radio-Canada said on its website. The package, wrapped in brown paper, was deposited at a Canadian customs desk, where the accident took place, the reports said. The substance in the white powder has yet to be determined. Outside the airport, hazardous material teams in full protective gear sprayed people who came into contact with the powder with water before draping them in wool, media said. Authorities on-site provided no further details of the incident. Posted by: God Save The World 2005-05-04 |
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