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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.

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