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Suspicious powder sent to consulates tests negative for biological agents

More envelopes containing a suspicious powder were found at Ankara’s main courthouse and the Hungarian Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 27, as officials said analyses of the substances sent to five foreign consulates on Oct. 24 came back as negative for biological agents.

‘Yellow powder’ alarm at Hungarian consulate in Istanbul

An envelope containing yellow powder was sent to the Hungarian Consulate early Oct. 27, the Istanbul Governor’s Office said, two days after five other Western consulates received similar suspicious packages. The incident came as the Turkish health minister announced that tests for anthrax and plague came back as negative.