Suspicious Packages Found at Military Locations in DC Area

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Suspicious Packages Found at Military Locations in DC Area
Published at 5:13 PM EDT on Mar 26, 2018 | Updated 5 hours ago
FBI is examining the packages
By NBC Washington Staff

The FBI is investigating suspicious packages with apparent explosive components at several U.S. military installations and intelligence facilities in the Washington, D.C., area Monday, a law enforcement official said.

The National Defense University at Fort McNair in D.C. received a suspicious package about 8:30 a.m., and the building was evacuated.

The package tested positive for black powder, which can be used to make explosives, according to Fort McNair. An X-ray showed what appeared to be GPS and a fuse. It was rendered safe and the building was cleared about 1:15 p.m. The components are being investigated.

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... A package found at the National Defense University at Fort McNair on Monday morning led to the evacuation of the entire building.

That package tested positive for black powder, a substance often used to make explosives. A subsequent X-ray indicated a GPS-related item and a use [fuse?] were attached to the package.

Other packages were sent to two sites at Fort Belvoir in Virginia on Monday afternoon -- the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and a defense university. Authorities said one of the packages contained liquid in a vial and a circuit board.

Suspicious packages were also found at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, mail processing facilities for the White House and Central Intelligence Agency and Dahlgren Naval Air Station in Virginia.  ...

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