US EditionSeveral people at Air Force One base fall ill after 'suspicious package' opened
Multiple people fell ill after opening a suspicious package with white powder at Joint Base Andrews, prompting evacuations and a hazmat investigation, officials said.
- A suspicious package containing white powder was opened at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, causing several people to fall ill.
- The building where the package was opened and a connecting building were evacuated as a precaution.
- An investigation into the incident is ongoing, but initial tests did not detect anything hazardous.
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Moments of tension at the Joint Base Andrews military base at the gates of Washington. Several staff members were intoxicated after the opening of a suspicious package containing...
Several people became ill after the delivery of a suspicious package at a military base near Washington on Thursday, in a case under investigation, U.S. media reported. Andrews Air Base confirmed in a statement that parts of the Maryland facility were evacuated after the “suspect” package was opened. The base is regularly used for presidential flights. As a precautionary measure, two areas of the base were evacuated, according to CNN channel. An…
'Suspicious package' sickens multiple at Joint Base Andrews
(NewsNation) — A "suspicious package" left multiple people ill at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday, officials at the U.S. military base said in a news release. Someone at the base opened the package, which contained "white powder," per CNN. The base was evacuated, and "multiple individuals felt ill." They were treated by medical staff, though no one was hospitalized. Hegseth says military struck alleged drug boat in Caribbean, kil…
A building inside Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, near Washington, D.C., was evacuated after a package containing a suspicious white powder was found, resulting in several people being taken to the hospital for medical attention.
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Seven hospitalized after suspicious package opened at US base
Seven people were briefly hospitalized after a suspicious package containing a white powder was opened at the military base near the US capital that is home to Air Force One, the presidential jet, US media reported.
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