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Chamber group receives threat in mail - from Brazil
Authorities are investigating an envelope mailed to the Greater Cleveland Growth Association that contained brown particles and a letter threatening Americans with some type of a virus. Matt Carroll, the city's acting health director, said there is no evidence of anthrax in the substance, but authorities are uncertain of the contents. He said there were no concerns about exposure to the material. Investigators said the brown substance had the consistency of bread crumbs. FBI agent Robert Hawk said agents delivered the envelope to the Ohio Health Department for testing. He said the Growth Association received the letter in the mail yesterday. It was postmarked from Porto Alegre, a southern port city in Brazil. He said letters containing the brown substance have been mailed from Brazil to chambers of commerce or city halls in Albany, Ore.; Redwing, Minn.; and Uniontown, Ohio. Hawk said the letter to the Growth Association condemned America for attacks on Iraq. Gee, I seem to recall something else about Brazil and ports being in the news lately. Humm, it'll come to me. Posted by: Steve 2003-04-30 |
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