Must have contained white powder.
Several people have fallen ill after a “suspicious package” was opened at the military base Joint Base Andrews in the state of Maryland. That’s what CNN writes.
The package, which was opened on Thursday, contained an unknown white powder, according to anonymous sources.
It is currently unclear what kind of symptoms the sick had.
Joint Base Andrews is the base that houses the presidential plane “Air Force One”. It is usually here that the president travels to for departures by plane.
A spokesperson for the military base says the building where the package was opened was evacuated.
Those who fell ill are in a stable condition.
An investigation is now underway to find out what the package contained.
In HAZMATgroup did not detect hazardous substances in their initial testing.
