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FBI investigates letters with ‘unknown substance’ sent to US election officials

Ariana Baio and agencies · The Guardian · World
Published 16 Oct 2026, 4:06 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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Election officers in Louisiana and Oklahoma receive a powdery substance, prompting evacuations The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service are investigating letters sent to state officials and election offices across the country containing an “unknown substance”. Just weeks before November’s US midterm elections , election officers in Louisiana and Oklahoma received envelopes containing a powdery substance, leading to evacuations. A similar package containing white powder was also sent to the Ohio secretary of state, but the US Postal Service intercepted the package. Continue reading...

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