Powdery substance sent to Washington building housing Obama office
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington police and fire officials on Tuesday removed a powdery substance sent to the office building where former U.S. President Barack Obama leases space, but the material was found to be harmless, the U.S. Secret Service said.
A package “containing an unknown powdery substance” was discovered in the headquarters of the nonprofit World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Washington, Secret Service spokesman Jeffrey Adams said in a statement.
The local Fox affiliate said it was not known if Obama was in the office he has in the building at the time of the incident. The package was mailed to the WFF, Fox reported.
“Preliminary investigation determined that the package was not addressed to any Secret Service protectees,” Adams said.
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