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| US, Israeli embassies in Berlin receive letters with powder | ||
| 2018-08-15 | ||
| [IsraelTimes] Berlin police say threatening letters containing a white powder have been sent to both the American and Israeli embassies in the German capital. Police spokeswoman Kerstin Ismer tells The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that the Israeli Embassy received a letter July 24 and the US Embassy on July 26. Ismer says police have opened two investigations on suspicion of disturbing the peace by threatening a crime. She says both contained a powder but would not comment on whether it had been determined to be dangerous or other details due to the ongoing investigation. She would also not say whether the two letters were thought to be connected or whether there were any suspects yet. Neither embassy had any immediate comment, saying in general they do not comment on security issues.
An investigation is ongoing and a suspect has been identified, although no arrests have been made, the spokeswoman said, adding that the matter become known due to an News Agency that Dare Not be Named report on Tuesday. The police spokeswoman could not say if the man whom she termed mentally unstable wrote the same letter ‐ which the Post has learned was very threatening ‐ to all the embassies. The letter was also sent to an Asian embassy. The police spokeswoman said the man is not a member of a terrorist group and there is no terrorist background to the case.
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