White powder sent to three U.N. missions in NY: police

Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:13pm EST
 
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Letters containing white powder were sent to the U.S. missions of France, Austria and Uzbekistan in New York City on Monday, police said.

About 40 people were decontaminated as a precaution, the majority of which were working at the French mission, a N.Y. Police Department spokesman told Reuters.

He said the white powder from each of the letters, which were received between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST (2100 and 2330 GMT), was being tested and that investigations were continuing.

No further details were available.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols, editing by Philip Barbara)

 

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