U.S. Army Personnel Quarantined After Mail Scare

(AP)  The U.S. Embassy in Turkey says six U.S. army post office personnel have been quarantined after handling a package containing a powdery substance at Istanbul's main airport.

U.S. Embassy Spokeswoman Deborah Guido says Friday the six were quarantined pending laboratory results to determine whether the powder is a dangerous substance, such as anthrax. The results are expected Saturday.

Guido said a health team has decontaminated the area and the six are being administered antibiotics as a precaution at a hospital in Istanbul.

The personnel deliver U.S. diplomatic mail in Turkey.

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Yes, mail is a security threat but mainly because of the avalanche of continually repeating computer generated charatable contribution letters as your name and address get sold to more and more organizations...that's the really scary part...