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Suspicious package probed at U.S. emergency agency

08 Sep 2008 14:37:45 GMT
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WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A leaking, smelly package in the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency mail room forced an evacuation of the headquarters building, a fire department official said on Monday.

Washington, D.C., fire department spokesman Alan Etter said an X-ray of the package showed a need for further investigation, and a hazardous materials team was taking air samples.

"Nobody is injured, nobody is sick," Etter said. (Reporting by Randall Mikkelsen)

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