Suspicious package sparks fears of anthrax attack on Prime Minister's office
A package addressed to Prime Minister Leszek Miller's office that was interc
epted yesterday was found to contain white powder, sparking fears of an anth
rax attack similar to those in the US. "Today, during routine checks of corr
espondence arriving at the Prime Minister's office, a suspicious package was
found containing an unidentified powder," said Miller's spokesman, Michal To
ber. Twelve people were sent for medical checks, and fire fighters disinfect
ed the offices, with one room sealed off for several days. Tober said that h
opefully there had been no threat to the life or health of the office worker
s. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4; Reuters) P.J.