‘Suspicious package’ triggers evacuations and illness at key US airbase

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An unidentified white powder was involved, according to media reports Several people have fallen ill at a key US airbase that hosts Air Force One after a package reportedly containing unidentified white powder was delivered to the facility. The incident at Joint Base Andrews (JBA) in Maryland on Thursday prompted an evacuation of two connected buildings, according to officials. A JBA spokesperson confirmed to the media that “multiple individuals felt ill” after a person opened a “suspicious