Anthrax packages linked to email

London - Packages purporting to contain anthrax sent to a government department and a Scottish university, are linked to a threatening…

London - Packages purporting to contain anthrax sent to a government department and a Scottish university, are linked to a threatening email, Scotland Yard said today. One package was sent to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Scotland Yard said the packages have been taken for forensic analysis.

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