Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee received threatening letters containing a suspicious substance Thursday, prompting an investigation by the FBI
The letters were sent to GOP lawmakers’ offices inside the Cordell Hull state office building on the grounds of the state Capitol in Nashville, officials said. The FBI is working with law enforcement to review each incident and “safely collect” the letters, which had an “unknown substance,” the bureau said in a statement obtained by CNN affiliate WZTV. “Laboratory testing is ongoing but at this time has not indicated a risk to public safety.
The Nashville Fire Department responded to the scene and used protective suits and air tanks to test the substance on the letter, the agency said in a tweet. No injuries were reported. Among the factors the FBI is probing are the number of letters sent, the person or people responsible for sending the letters and the motive, the FBI’s statement reads.
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