UC Irvine Receives Fifth Black Death Envelope

A fifth envelope containing a white powder and a message with the words “black death” was discovered at UC Irvine, according to KCAL9. The envelope had the same return address as four others discovered previously.

Earlier in the day, a fourth envelope was discovered addressed to an assistant Dean of Biological Sciences and sent to the Natural Sciences II building. Authorities closed the office while tests were conducted for hazardous materials, according to University Spokesman Tom Vasich.

Field tests done by the FBI Tuesday showed the powder from 3 previous envelopes was not a biological hazard, such as anthrax.

Two envelopes were discovered Monday and a third was discovered Tuesday morning, according to Vasich. After the discovery, campus buildings were evacuated and HAZMAT arrived on scene.

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UC Davis Researchers Face Bomb Threats

An animal rights group has claimed that it has sent letter bombs to two University of California, Davis researchers, the school said.

The UC Davis Police Department, Davis Police Department and other agencies are investigating the claim, and no suspicious packages have yet been detected.

The claim was made late on Saturday in a posting on an activist Web site, but the group was not named by authorities. Police notified the two researchers named in the posting — both who are affiliated with the California National Primate Research Center — early on Sunday morning.

“Such threats against our researchers are unacceptable, and we condemn them in the strongest possible terms,” said Stan Nosek, vice chancellor for administration at UC Davis, who is responsible for oversight of animal research and care on campus.

The university advised all researchers, faculty and staff to be vigilant in handling and opening mail, and to look out for suspicious packages, such as parcels that are unusually shaped, wrapped with a lot of tape or have excess postage.

via NorCal University Faces Bomb Threat – NBCBAYAREA- msnbc.com.