CAIR D.C. Office Evacuated After ‘Foreign Substance’ Received in Mail

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Source: CBS

WASHINGTON – The Capitol Hill office for the Council on American-Islamic Relations has been evacuated Thursday afternoon due to a “foreign substance” received in the mail.

Ibrahim Hooper tells The Associated Press that the headquarters for the Council on American-Islamic Relations was evacuated except for staffers who had come into contact with the substance.

Hooper says the substance arrived in an envelope Thursday morning.

Maha Sayed, a staff attorney for CAIR, released the following statement:

“We receive hate messages daily because of our advocacy on behalf of the American ‪#?Muslim‬ community. It’s frightening to experience the hate manifest itself to such a real level. This will not deter us from continuing to protect the civil rights and liberties of all Americans.”

Read more: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/12/10/cair-d-c-office-evacuated-after-foreign-substance-received-in-mail/

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Two employees of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) have been quarantined inside the building, said the group's executive director.

After opening a piece of post they experienced headaches and are coughing, Nihad Awad told the BBC.

The rest of the staff are outside while emergency crews respond.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35066403

Update at first link:

CAIR says preliminary field tests indicate the substance is not dangerous. The FBI has the letter and will do more extensive tests, the organization says.

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