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Possible anthrax found at White House mail center

Possible anthrax was detected at the military facility that processes White House mail, authorities said Thursday.

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Possible anthrax was detected at the military facility that processes White House mail, authorities said Thursday.

Equipment that monitors the air at the Naval Automated Processing Facility in Washington indicated the presence of "small amounts of biological pathogens, possibly anthrax" on Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Rachael Sunbarger said.

No illnesses were reported, she said.

After an initial field test, eight air samples were sent for testing in Maryland. One tested positive for anthrax and seven tested negative, a spokesman for the Naval District of Washington said.

More testing will be conducted, and an investigation in underway, he said.

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