Kari Lake's campaign headquarters receives 'suspicious' mail containing white powder - CNN

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An envelope containing “suspicious achromatic powder” was received Saturday astatine the run office of the Republican nominee for politician successful Arizona.

A staffer astatine Kari Lake’s run office successful Phoenix opened an envelope that contained achromatic power, a run spokesperson told CNN.

“It was 1 of 2 envelopes that were confiscated by instrumentality enforcement and sent to professionals astatine Quantico for examination, and we are awaiting details,” run spokesperson Colton Duncan told CNN via substance message. “The unit subordinate is presently nether aesculapian supervision.”

Phoenix constabulary told CNN successful an email they responded to a “property call” by 40th Street and Camelback Road.

“When officers arrived, they learned determination were suspicious items located wrong the mail. Additional resources responded to cod the items and unafraid the area,” Sgt. Phil Krynsky told CNN. “There person been nary reports of wounded and the probe remains active.”

CNN has reached retired to the FBI’s Phoenix bureau for much information.

Lake’s squad said it was taking the “threat incredibly seriously” and thanked the authorities for looking into the incident.

“In the meantime, cognize that our resoluteness has ne'er been higher, and we cannot beryllium intimidated. We proceed to propulsion afloat velocity up to triumph this predetermination connected Tuesday,” Duncan said.

Arizona has been a blistery furniture of extremist choler and threats against governmental and predetermination officials. Those threats person been levelled against some Democratic and Republican leaders.

Lake’s Democratic opponent, existent Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, condemned the behaviour directed astatine her hostile and her staff.

“The reported incidental astatine Kari Lake’s run bureau is incredibly concerning and I americium thankful that she and her unit were not harmed,” Hobbs’ run said. “Political violence, threats, oregon intimidation person nary spot successful our democracy. I powerfully condemn this threatening behaviour directed astatine Lake and her staff.”

Hobbs’ campaign bureau was breached into precocious past month. A fishy has been arrested successful that case.