FBI, USPS to investigate suspicious envelope at Temple Square [Salt Lake City]

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[rycharn]

The FBI and US Postal Service inspectors are on their way to investigate the suspicious envelope found at Temple Square containing an unknown white powder.

The letter was mailed to the temple and was opened inside an office in the entrance area to the Salt Lake Temple. That is in an area open to the public.

They have since placed the letter into a black plastic bag.

Both Salt Lake City police and fire departments are on the scene and have closed off the area, including eastbound lanes of North Temple between State Street and Main Street.

They did not take this incident to an elevated threat level because they feel they had the situation contained.

They did not evacuate the temple, but are not allowing anybody inside.

Scott Freitag of the Salt Lake City Fire Department says someone in the office opened the envelope, saw the powder and immediately called the fire department.

"We don't have any indication there's any sort of threat with it," Freitag says. "So we're just going to go in now. Our Hazmat team will go in and take a look at it, see if they can make any determination of what it is by looking at it. Most likely it will have to be tested."

[pillut48]

“I’ll take ‘What was left behind by opponents of Prop. 8 for a thousand, Alex!” ???

[Tainan]

fairy dust

[sionnsar]

Bingo!

[Simmy2.5]

This is going to get people to support Gay Marriage.

*coughcough*

[library user]

She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie....

Hussein.

[sten]

hey... i don’t like the results of the general election, so it would make perfect sense to have celebrities get on tv and say how it it’s not fair and how we are perfectly right in protesting... then have the supreme court render the election irrelevant and then have another election

[Red_Devil 232]

Sounds a little queer to me!

[NinoFan]

This should be treated as a threat. If the person who sent it can be identified, I hope they’re arrested.

Also...

What on Earth does this accomplish? How many people are going to change their minds in favor of gay marriage because of stupid stunts* like this? If anything, it’s just going to convince everyone else that they’re right.

* I”m assuming it’s not actually anthrax, but just another “prank” letter intended to scare people and send a message.

[Cindy]

ping.

[realcleanguy]

Wow, Nazi Brown Shirt Homosexuals

[freedomwarrior998]

So what are we going to do about the filthy deviants running around terrorizing everyone? The filthy homos are running around trying to intimidate Christians and terrorizing Churches and Temples. They are purposely throwing a tantrum with the hope that their antics will convince the Kalifornia Kangaroo Kourt to overturn Prop 8.

So again, what are we going to do about it?

[WaterBoard]

These “Prop Hate” homosexuals are overplaying their hand and undermining their cause. Can’t say I am not suprised. Look for violence and property damage to churches by these folks.

[EGPWS]

The FBI and US Postal Service inspectors are on their way to investigate the suspicious envelope found at Temple Square containing an unknown white powder.

A racist statement. /snicker

[Vaquero]

Turd Burgler Alert!

Bone Smuggler Alert!

[pollywog]

“I’ll take ‘What was left behind by opponents of Prop. 8 for a thousand, Alex!” ???

ding ding!!! right answer Pillut!!

[pollywog]

“I’ll take ‘What was left behind by opponents of Prop. 8 for a thousand, Alex!” ???

ding ding!!! right answer Pillut!!

[pollywog]

“I’ll take ‘What was left behind by opponents of Prop. 8 for a thousand, Alex!” ???

ding ding!!! right answer Pillut!!

[Chode]

federal time now...