Suspicious White Powder Sent to 3 U.N. Missions

Decontamination centers have been set up outside the French And Austrian Missions, as well as the Uzbekistan Consulate near the United Nations in response to the discovery of  letters containing a suspicious white powder at each location.

Authorities are investigating some suspicious letters containing white powder that were sent to three foreign-government missions to the United Nations in Manhattan.Letters arrived at the missions of Uzbekistan, Austria, and France Monday, police said.At the Uzbekistan mission, on 2nd Avenue, two people were decontaminated as a precaution.

Eight people at the Austrian mission, on 3rd Avenue, were decontaminated. Meantime, at the French mission, on 2nd Avenue, 15 people were decontaminated, the NYPD said.Preliminary tests on the powder sent to the Uzbekistan mission came back negative for anthrax or any other dangerous substance, the NYPD said.All three envelopes had Dallas postmarks, the AP reported.No one was hurt, police said, and the missions weren’t evacuated. The NYPD and the FBI are investigating.

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F.B.I. Investigates Suspicious White Powder Incidents – Florida

The FBI and The Orange County Sheriffs Department are investigating two cases involving a suspicious white powder. In one of the incidents, two women were hospitalized with breathing problems after coming in contact with the substance. The women apparently came in contact with the powder when they found it inside a car.

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Orange County Sheriff’s deputies say suspicious powdery substances were found at two locations Saturday. The substance was so bad, investigators say it sent two women to the hospital.

In fact, investigators seized a number of items from an Apopka home located on Maple Street. Neighbors say a woman and her daughter spotted some white powder behind their bathroom toilet, they believe that white powder made them sick.

According to friends, the people inside the house moved out a couple of weeks ago because they were so ill. Then Saturday, deputies say two women became ill from a white powdery substance found in their car off Hondo way.

Deputies wouldn’t say if it was the same mother and daughter, but they would say the cases were related. Hondo Way was shut down for about five hours.

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Orlando Congressman Receives Suspicious Envelope

At approximately 4:30 p.m., the Port Orange Fire-Rescue and Port Orange Police Department responded to a call received from the office of Congressman Tom Feeney located inside Port Orange City Hall at 1000 City Center Circle.

Officials say an envelope containing about 1-2 teaspoons of an unknown white powder substance was received and opened by secretarial staff.

Units from Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach, South Daytona, and Volusia County Hazmat are on scene. The building has been evacuated and the area is being secured by police.

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