Letters with powdered substance sent to Sweden’s counties

By The Associated Press

Posted Mar 29, 2023 07:17:56 AM.

Last Updated Mar 29, 2023 07:20:28 AM.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Several county boards in Sweden received letters containing a powdered substance Wednesday, leading to the evacuation of employees in some places. At least two people were taken to hospitals, Swedish media said.

Police in Jonkoping, a city 280 kilometers (174 miles) south of Stockholm, said no one was injured there after the arrival of ”a suspected dangerous object” — a letter with powder.

“Because it cannot be ruled out that the powder is dangerous, we have been called in to check it more closely with the emergency services,” Katarina Rusin, a police spokesperson in southern Sweden told Swedish news agency TT.

At least 18 of Sweden’s 21 counties received the letters, TT reported.

Police said the contents were being analyzed.

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