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Source: theguardian.com
<p>Election officers in Louisiana and Oklahoma receive a powdery substance, prompting evacuations</p><p>The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service are investigating letters sent to state officials and election offices across the country containing an āunknown substanceā.</p><p>Just weeks before Novemberās <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US midterm elections</a>, 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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/fbi-usps-letters-unknown-substance-election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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This is a report on an ongoing investigation by the FBI into suspicious mail sent to various US election officials.
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