ZAGREB, Nov 21 (Hina) - A letter containing suspicious powder, addressed to the parliamentary speaker Zlatko Tomcic, was opened in his cabinet while he was in another part of the building, the Croatian parliament said in a statement
Wednesday. The employee who opened the letter received antibiotics as a preventive measure. The Croatian Public Health Institute was called to establish the contents of the letter, in order to eliminate all suspicions, including anthrax. Letters with suspicious powder first arrived in the parliament almost a month ago, at a time when the fear of anthrax was escalating world-wide. To date, analysis of suspicious letters in Croatia tested negative to anthrax.(hina) np
ZAGREB, Nov 21 (Hina) - A letter containing suspicious powder,
addressed to the parliamentary speaker Zlatko Tomcic, was opened in
his cabinet while he was in another part of the building, the
Croatian parliament said in a statement Wednesday.
The employee who opened the letter received antibiotics as a
preventive measure.
The Croatian Public Health Institute was called to establish the
contents of the letter, in order to eliminate all suspicions,
including anthrax.
Letters with suspicious powder first arrived in the parliament
almost a month ago, at a time when the fear of anthrax was escalating
world-wide.
To date, analysis of suspicious letters in Croatia tested negative
to anthrax.
(hina) np