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Two people received minor injuries after two packages about the size of
small books ignited and released a sulphur-like smell when they were
opened at government buildings in Maryland.
One of the packages was address to Governor Martin O'Malley and
concerned officials intercepted two other suspicious deliveries amid the
distress, though one was found to be a toner cartridge; the other laptop
batteries.
The packages were sent to the
Maryland Department of General Services' Jeffrey
Building in
Annapolis
and the Maryland Department of Transportation headquarters in Hanover. The packages were reportedly sent
through the mail.
According to the Baltimore Sun,
the packages contained explosive devices.
The Annapolis Fire Department's
bomb squad was investigating the State House incident and the state's
bomb squad and FBI officials were on their way to the Jeffrey Building on Francis Street, where the incident took
place, as of 12:51 p.m., according to Phillip McGowan, a spokesman for
Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen.
Both
of the devices were about the size of a book. In both instances when the
small packages were opened, there was a dissemination of smoke and a
smell. The packages emitted enough of a flash of fire that the two
employees who opened the packages had their fingers burned.
People Involved:
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According to ABC, someone who was angry with the
government's terror warnings.
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According to CNN, message found Complaining about
homeland security road signs in the state.
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