Five More Foreign Missions Receive Mystery Parcels
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
Five more foreign missions Wednesday received parcels with a compact disc (CD) laced with a yellow liquid and white powder.
The parcels were sent near simultaneously to the US, Russia and France embassies and the British and Australian high commissions at 10am.
Personnel from the hazardous materials unit from the Jalan Hang Tuah fire and rescue station and a bomb disposal unit were sent to the British High Commission and later to the US, French and Russian embassies and to the Australian High Commission at 1pm.
A Bernama check at the missions showed the situation was calm without any sign of commotion and panic among the staff unlike yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mustafa Abdullah said the five parcels received today were believed to be from the same sender.
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Packages sent by pranksters, say police
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): The timing was uncanny and the message serious but
police believe that the mysterious packages sent to 11 foreign missions is the work of pranksters. City police chief Datuk Mustafa Abdullah said: "This is the work of pranksters taking advantage of the Bali bombing".The US, British, Australian, French and Russian embassies here today received suspicious packages by mail. Police, bomb disposal squads
and hazardous material experts were rushed to the five embassies after they reported receiving large envelopes with messages warning of retaliation for perceived injustices against the Muslim world. The packages also contained a compact disc and a liquid, oil-like substance. Similar packages were delivered at the diplomatic missions of Japan, Germany, Canada, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, he said. "You have been infected with a biochemical weapon.
Curse you for what you have done to the Muslim ummah," the note in each one of the Pos Laju package read.
Oct 05, 2005
New Straits Times, Malaysia
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He said the parcels, purportedly carrying home-made bombs and the deadly anthrax powder, could have been sent by an individual or a group.
Saying that the parcels were sent to create chaos in the country, he said police were investigating the mastermind responsible for the parcels and the motive.
No damage to properties or human casualties were reported in today's incident, he said.
Mustafa advised the public not to be alarmed as the situation was under control.
"The people should leave it to the police to investigate the incidents," he added.
Yesterday, nine foreign missions here were placed on full alert after receiving parcels that were suspected to carry home-made bombs and the deadly anthrax powder.
However, police found no such items. The yellow liquid and white powder inside were said to be harmless.
Oct 05, 2005
Bernama, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia):
Five more foreign missions Wednesday received parcels with a compact disc (CD) laced with a yellow liquid and white powder.
The parcels were sent near simultaneously to the US, Russia and France embassies and the British and Australian high commissions at 10am.
Personnel from the hazardous materials unit from the Jalan Hang Tuah fire and rescue station and a bomb disposal unit were sent to the British High Commission and later to the US, French and Russian embassies and to the Australian High Commission at 1pm.
A Bernama check at the missions showed the situation was calm without any sign of commotion and panic among the staff unlike yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mustafa Abdullah said the five parcels received today were believed to be from the same sender.
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Packages sent by pranksters, say police
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): The timing was uncanny and the message serious but
police believe that the mysterious packages sent to 11 foreign missions is the work of pranksters. City police chief Datuk Mustafa Abdullah said: "This is the work of pranksters taking advantage of the Bali bombing".The US, British, Australian, French and Russian embassies here today received suspicious packages by mail. Police, bomb disposal squads
and hazardous material experts were rushed to the five embassies after they reported receiving large envelopes with messages warning of retaliation for perceived injustices against the Muslim world. The packages also contained a compact disc and a liquid, oil-like substance. Similar packages were delivered at the diplomatic missions of Japan, Germany, Canada, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, he said. "You have been infected with a biochemical weapon.
Curse you for what you have done to the Muslim ummah," the note in each one of the Pos Laju package read.
Oct 05, 2005
New Straits Times, Malaysia
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He said the parcels, purportedly carrying home-made bombs and the deadly anthrax powder, could have been sent by an individual or a group.
Saying that the parcels were sent to create chaos in the country, he said police were investigating the mastermind responsible for the parcels and the motive.
No damage to properties or human casualties were reported in today's incident, he said.
Mustafa advised the public not to be alarmed as the situation was under control.
"The people should leave it to the police to investigate the incidents," he added.
Yesterday, nine foreign missions here were placed on full alert after receiving parcels that were suspected to carry home-made bombs and the deadly anthrax powder.
However, police found no such items. The yellow liquid and white powder inside were said to be harmless.
Oct 05, 2005
Bernama, Malaysia
