FBI investigating after letters with 'suspicious substances' are sent to congressional and election offices
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- Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letters as ‘potentially hazardous’S1
- Several federal agencies are investigating "multiple letters containing suspicious substances," that were mailed nation wide, according to a notice sent to Senate staff.S2
- The mailings come just three weeks before Election Day and are reminiscent of a similar threat in 2023, when several election offices received envelopes containing fentanyl.S3
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FBI investigating after letters with 'suspicious substances' are sent to congressional and election offices
Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letters as ‘potentially hazardous’
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Feds investigating letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional offices
Several federal agencies are investigating "multiple letters containing suspicious substances," that were mailed nation wide, according to a notice sent to Senate staff.
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Authorities investigate letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to congressional, election offices
The mailings come just three weeks before Election Day and are reminiscent of a similar threat in 2023, when several election offices received envelopes containing fentanyl.
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ABC News
Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices
Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide
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FBI investigating after letters with 'suspicious substances' are sent to congressional and election offices
What to know
- Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letters as ‘potentially hazardous’S1
- Several federal agencies are investigating "multiple letters containing suspicious substances," that were mailed nation wide, according to a notice sent to Senate staff.S2
- The mailings come just three weeks before Election Day and are reminiscent of a similar threat in 2023, when several election offices received envelopes containing fentanyl.S3
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FBI investigating after letters with 'suspicious substances' are sent to congressional and election offices
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