Authorities are investigating a suspicious package that caused seven people to fall ill after it was opened at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday. The package, which contained an unknown white powder, was opened inside a building housing the Air National Guard Readiness Center, prompting an evacuation and HAZMAT response.
BREAKING: A suspicious package was delivered to the Joint Base Andrews military base in Maryland on Thursday which caused multiple people to fall ill & be taken to the hospital.
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The suspicious package included ‘unknown white powder' and ‘political propaganda.' - CNN pic.twitter.com/ikYAEEVqxF
Base officials said there was no immediate threat, and those affected were treated at Malcolm Grow Medical Center before being released.
Initial field tests found no hazardous substances, but investigators are still analyzing the powder and reviewing political propaganda materials found with the package. The Office of Special Investigations has taken over the probe.
Multiple people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered: report https://t.co/gxbAypROyJ pic.twitter.com/Ro1MGmNcMZ
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Joint Base Andrews, located near Washington, D.C., regularly hosts President Donald Trump and other top officials.
The base remains on heightened alert as authorities work to determine whether the package poses a broader security or political threat.
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