Four offices in Washington were evacuated Wednesday, and similar incidents were reported nationwide, the FBI said.
Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious powders — including two that field-tested positive for fentanyl — while workers were processing ballots from Tuesday's election.The elections offices were located in King County — home of Seattle — as well as Skagit, Spokane and Pierce counties, the Secretary of State's Office said in emailed news release.
declined to comment further. A message inside the envelope said 'something to the effect of stopping the election,' Muse said. 'There was no candidate that was identified. There was no religious-affiliated group identified. There was no political issue identified. It was just that vague statement.'Voters in Washington state cast their ballots by mail.
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