Brussels Mosque evacuated as several envelopes with suspicious white powder found

Brussels Mosque evacuated as several envelopes with suspicious white powder found; anthrax feared, exposed people undergoing decontamination

Brussels largest and oldest mosque, the Great Mosque, has been evacuated and decontamination units called after an envelope reportedly containing a “suspicious powder” was found inside. Fire crews and decontamination teams rushed to the mosque, which is a few hundred meters away from the European Union’s headquarters after a suspect powder was found. A source told New Europe that the fire service fears this powder to be anthrax. The seven people who were inside the mosque where several envelopes containing the white powder of undetermined chemical composition were found, are currently undergoing decontamination, with no apparent symptoms...continue reading.