Suspect packages target foreign missions
Mathew Murphy Canberra June 9, 2005 - 3:12PM The AGE Suspicious packages have been sent to five foreign missions, Parliament House and the Prime Minister's office today. Staff at the British High Commission and the Japanese embassy have returned to work this afternoon after their offices were given the all-clear following the discovery of suspicious packages. The powder within the packages was tested and deeemed to be harmless, authorities said. The US, Italian and South Korean embassies also received similar packages. Those embassies are still awaiting results from tests on the packages. A package sent to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is also being tested. A police spokesman said hazardous materials crews were at the missions. "The packages have been secured following established protocols for these types of incidents," the spokesman said. A package containing white powder was been detected in the loading dock at Parliament House, officials said. The Department of Parliamentary Services said the incident has been contained in the dock area and ACT emergency services had attended. "The loading dock has been closed, and as a result there will be delays in the delivery of mail within the building today," the department's Hilary Penfold said in a statement. "However, there is no danger to people in the building." - theage.com.au, with AAP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
