A suspicious package was delivered to a US navy base in Maryland on Thursday which brought on a number of people to fall ill and be taken to the hospital, NCS has discovered.
A press release from Joint Base Andrews, which is situated exterior Washington, DC, stated {that a} constructing on the bottom was evacuated after a person “opened a suspicious package.”
“As a precaution, the building and connecting building were evacuated, and a cordon was established around the area,” the assertion stated. “Joint Base Andrews first responders were dispatched to the scene, determined there were no immediate threats, and have turned the scene over to Office of Special Investigations. An investigation is currently ongoing.”
Several people had been transported to the on-base Malcolm Grove Medical Center after the package was opened, which contained an unknown white powder, two sources acquainted with the investigation stated.
One of the sources acquainted stated an preliminary subject take a look at from the HAZMAT workforce didn’t detect something hazardous however the investigation stays ongoing. The HAZMAT workforce departed the scene on Thursday night.
The extent of any sickness reported by these in proximity to the package just isn’t but identified.
The room the place the envelope was opened – situated in a constructing that homes the Air National Guard Readiness Center – stays closed.
Investigators are additionally assessing political propaganda that was included within the package, the 2 sources stated.
Joint Base Andrews is the navy base by means of which VIPs such because the president, vp, and cupboard secretaries often journey on official enterprise. President Donald Trump was at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday.
The Air National Guard Readiness Center features as a liaison between the National Guard Bureau and Air National Guard items in each state and territory.