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Anthrax alert after man posts his wife's ashes to U.S. embassy
dailymail. ^ | 16th July 2009 | Nick Pisa

Posted on 07/17/2009 2:00:36 AM PDT by JoeProBono

A powder sent to the American embassy in Rome during last week's G8 in Italy was the ashes of the sender's wife, it emerged today.

Officials at the embassy went into overdrive when the envelope arrived last Wednesday, just hours before President Barack Obama arrived in the Italian capital for the summit. The post room of the building was sealed off and staff evacuated as police scientists in protective overalls arrived to take the powder away amid fears it could be an anthrax terror attack.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: anthrax; ashes; ashestoasses; g8; g8summit; powder; remains; rome; usembassy

1 posted on 07/17/2009 2:00:37 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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2 posted on 07/17/2009 2:06:20 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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3 posted on 07/17/2009 2:11:57 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Lest we forget, dear, departed Pete, whose remains were turned into fish food and thrown into the river. And now a moment of silence.


4 posted on 07/17/2009 2:16:15 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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5 posted on 07/17/2009 2:42:20 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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For $20K you can get a carat.

+ $$$ =

6 posted on 07/17/2009 3:14:32 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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http://anthraxmuseum.tripod.com/theanthraxmysterymuseumtm/index.html


7 posted on 12/30/2009 5:43:27 PM PST by Vidocq
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