Anthrax Unlikely in State Dept. Envelope
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From Times Wire Reports
The white powder in an envelope sent to Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage was probably not anthrax, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said.
“Preliminary results indicate that the substance does not contain anthrax,” Boucher said.
The State Department called in the FBI when an aide to Armitage opened the envelope Monday.
The envelope was mailed in Kenedy, Texas, on Oct. 29. It was delayed because mail to the State Department has gone to Ohio for irradiation since the anthrax scare began.
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