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Two US Marines in hospital after suspicious letter sent to military base | Two US Marines in hospital after suspicious letter sent to military base |
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Eleven people are sick and three in hospital after a suspicious letter was sent to a military base just outside Washington DC. | Eleven people are sick and three in hospital after a suspicious letter was sent to a military base just outside Washington DC. |
The sick came down with nosebleeds and burning hands after the letter was opened at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. | The sick came down with nosebleeds and burning hands after the letter was opened at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. |
A hazardous materials team has been dispatched as the Arlington Fire Department confirmed the three people, at least two of them US Marines, in hospital are in stable condition. Several of the sick, many Marines among them, are being treated on base. | A hazardous materials team has been dispatched as the Arlington Fire Department confirmed the three people, at least two of them US Marines, in hospital are in stable condition. Several of the sick, many Marines among them, are being treated on base. |
The building has been evacuated and according to tweets from the US Marine Corps, the letter contained an "unknown substance". | The building has been evacuated and according to tweets from the US Marine Corps, the letter contained an "unknown substance". |
"Base officials are coordinating with local [hazardous materials] teams and the FBI," they wrote. | "Base officials are coordinating with local [hazardous materials] teams and the FBI," they wrote. |