White Powder Sent to 3 United Nations Missions

MYFOXNY.COM - Authorities are investigating some suspicious letters containing white powder that were sent to three foreign-government missions to the United Nations in Manhattan.

Letters arrived at the missions of Uzbekistan, Austria, and France Monday, police said.

At the Uzbekistan mission, on 2nd Avenue, two people were decontaminated as a precaution. Eight people at the Austrian mission, on 3rd Avenue, were decontaminated. Meantime, at the French mission, on 2nd Avenue, 15 people were decontaminated, the NYPD said.

Preliminary tests on the powder sent to the Uzbekistan mission came back negative for anthrax or any other dangerous substance, the NYPD said.

All three envelopes had Dallas postmarks, the AP reported.

No one was hurt, police said, and the missions weren't evacuated. The NYPD and the FBI are investigating.