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Multiple people fall ill after package delivered to Air Force One base
Source: BBC
A spokesperson for Joint Base Andrews (JBA) in Maryland, near the US capital, Washington DC, said the building the package was opened in was evacuated and those taken ill were found to be in a stable condition by medical staff.
The package contained an unidentified white powder, CNN reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with an investigation into the incident.
The air base houses the US presidential plane and its support craft, and is where the president usually departs on trips.
The JBA spokesperson said the building in which the package was opened and a connecting building were evacuated "as a precaution" and a cordon established around the area.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8z2lg43g5o
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