|
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
Governors' Mail Rigged to Burn NewsMax WiresHELENA, Mont. - Governor's offices in at least four states received letters Thursday that contained matches rigged to burn when the envelopes were opened, authorities said. Montana Gov. Judy Martz's office and part of the state Capitol were evacuated when the match ignited and started burning paper. There was no explosion, and no one was hurt. Story Continues Below A similar letter to Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne also ignited when it was opened, State Patrol spokeswoman Deb Collins said. In Nebraska, a match ignited in Gov. Mike Johanns' office, but did not burn the paper. A nationwide alert sent to governor's offices prevented a rigged letter from being opened in the Utah Capitol. "We knew what was in the envelope, and as long as we kept it closed it didn't pose a danger," said Derek Jensen, a spokesman for the Utah Department of Public Safety. The letter was removed by bomb squad technicians. Gov. Olene Walker was not at the Capitol at the time. All the letters were postmarked as if they had sent from a maximum-security prison in Ely, Nev., authorities said. It had not yet been determined if the letters were from an inmate. Martz said the letter to her office did not name her, but was addressed to the "executive chambers." The envelopes contained a blank sheet of paper rigged so that a match held inside it would strike when it was removed, authorities said. The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were investigating.
© 2004 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Editor's note: Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics: |
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
| All Rights Reserved © 2012 NewsMax.Com |