Reuters Anthrax Discovered at Justice Dept. Mail Facility WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Anthrax has been discovered at an offsite
mail facility for the Department of Justice, a Justice Department
statement said on Sunday. ``Today, the Department of Justice was informed by the FBI Hazmat
Unit at Quantico that final test results show the Department's
offsite mail facility in Landover, Maryland tested positive for
anthrax,'' the statement said. ``Areas which specifically handle mail for the Main Justice
Building, including the Attorney General's office and other
leadership offices, were among those that tested positive,'' the
statement added. It was the latest contamination discovered in Washington after
traces of the potentially fatal bacteria turned up in remote mail
facilities that serve the White House, State Department, Supreme
Court and CIA. Anthrax has killed three people and infected at least 11 others
in the United States. Thousands of people have been tested or
treated for the rare disease since the Sept. 11 air attacks on the
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October 29, 2001
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